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Downburst: Microburst and Macroburst.


PB85148880

Publication Date 1985
Personal Author Fujita, T. T.
Page Count 124
Abstract Contents: History of downburst identification; Observations of macrobursts and microbursts; Microburst-related aircraft accidents; Nimrod and Jaws networks; Types of microbursts and parent clouds; Specific case studies.
Keywords
  • Atmospheric disturbances
  • Storms
  • Wind shear
  • Aviation accidents
  • Turbulence
  • Aerial photographs
  • Tornadoes
  • Aviation safety
  • Damage assessment
  • Jet flow
  • Motion
  • Warning systems
  • Takeoff
  • Clouds(Meteorology)
  • History
  • Seasonal variations
  • United States
  • Wind velocity
  • Tables(Data)
  • Computerized simulation
  • Severe storms
  • Downburst
  • Microburst
Source Agency
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • NSF General
  • Single Entry
NTIS Subject Category
  • 55B - Dynamic Meteorology
  • 51B - Aeronautics
Corporate Authors Chicago Univ., IL. Dept. of Geophysical Sciences.
Supplemental Notes Library of Congress catalog card no. 85-50115. Color illustrations reproduced in black and white.
Document Type Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number 198518
Downburst: Microburst and Macroburst.
Downburst: Microburst and Macroburst.
PB85148880

  • Atmospheric disturbances
  • Storms
  • Wind shear
  • Aviation accidents
  • Turbulence
  • Aerial photographs
  • Tornadoes
  • Aviation safety
  • Damage assessment
  • Jet flow
  • Motion
  • Warning systems
  • Takeoff
  • Clouds(Meteorology)
  • History
  • Seasonal variations
  • United States
  • Wind velocity
  • Tables(Data)
  • Computerized simulation
  • Severe storms
  • Downburst
  • Microburst
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • NSF General
  • Single Entry
  • 55B - Dynamic Meteorology
  • 51B - Aeronautics
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