Application of a ground-based, multi-channel microwave radiometer to the alerting of low-level windshear at an airport

Low-level windshear, which refers to sustained changes of headwind of 15 knots (7.7 m/s) or more over a distance of several hundred metres to about 4 km, could be hazardous to the aircraft flying close to the ground. This paper presents the preliminary results in the application of a radiometer in t...

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Main Authors: P.W. Chan, Y.F. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2011-08-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0275