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Joint Airport Weather Studies (JAWS) projectThe joint airport weather studies (JAWS) project is discussed. The major objectives of the JAWS Project are a fundamental description of the phenomenon, a determination of the hazard potential and a definition of a protection and warning system, all of which are relative to low level wind shear. Aspects of the low level wind shear phenomenon. The principal focus, however, is the microburst. The microburst is fundamentally a rather simple atmospheric flow. It is a downdraft that, upon approaching the surface, spreads out horizontally, producing a diverging radial flow in all directions. For any direction that an aircraft flies through the microburst, it will first encounter increasing head winds; then the remnants of the downdraft; and then, increasing tail wind.
Document ID
19830025569
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
John McCarthy
(National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colorado, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
October 26, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings: Sixth Annual Workshop on Meteorological and Environmental Inputs to Aviation Systems
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Volume: NASA-CP-2274
Issue Publication Date: April 1, 1983
URL: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19830025556
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: 6th Annual Workshop on Meteorological and Environmental Inputs to Aviation Systems
Location: Tullahoma, TN
Country: US
Start Date: October 26, 1982
End Date: October 28, 1982
Sponsors: Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center
Accession Number
83N33840
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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