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Estimating Atmospheric Turbulence From Flight RecordsMethod for estimation of atmospheric turbulence encountered by airplanes utilizes wealth of data captured by multichannel digital flight-data recorders and air-traffic-control radar. Developed as part of continuing effort to understand how airplanes respond to such potentially hazardous phenomena as: clear-air turbulence generated by destabilized wind-shear layers above mountains and thunderstorms, and microbursts (intense downdrafts striking ground), associated with thunderstorms. Reconstructed wind fields used to predict and avoid future hazards.
Document ID
19910000313
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Wingrove, R. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.)
Bach, R. E., Jr.
(NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.)
Schultz, T. A.
(NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA.)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 15
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Physical Sciences
Report/Patent Number
ARC-12589
Accession Number
91B10313
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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