Numerical simulation study of the effect of buildings and complex terrain on the low-level winds at an airport in typhoon situation

Apart from terrain-induced airflow disturbances and thunderstorms, buildings and artificial structures at airports may bring about sudden wind changes to aircraft in certain weather conditions. In the typhoon situation in the morning of 22 August 2008 under a generally crosswind situation, two aircr...

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Main Authors: Lei Li, P.W. Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2012-04-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2012/0252