Wind shear over the Nice Côte d'Azur airport: case studies

The Nice Côte d'Azur international airport is subject to horizontal low-level wind shears. Detecting and predicting these hazards is a major concern for aircraft security. A measurement campaign took place over the Nice airport in 2009 including 4 anemometers, 1 wind lidar and 1 wind profiler....

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Main Authors: A. Boilley, J.-F. Mahfouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/2223/2013/nhess-13-2223-2013.pdf