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Case study of a low-reflectivity pulsating microburst: numerical simulation of the denver, 8 july 1989, storm
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Proctor, Fred H. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | On 8 July 1989, a very strong microburst was detected by the Low-Level Windshear Alert system (LLWAS), within the approach corridor just north of Denver Stapleton Airport. The microburst was encountered by a Boeing 737-200 in a 'go-around' configuration which was reported to have lost considerable air speed and altitude during penetration. Data from LLWAS revealed a pulsating microburst with an estimated peak velocity change of 48 m/s. Wilson et al. reported that the microburst was accompanied by no apparent visible clues such as rain or virga, although blowing dust was present. Weather service hourly reports indicated virga in all quadrants near the time of the event. A National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) research Doppler radar was operating; but according to Wilson et al., meaningful velocity could not be measured within the microburst due to low radar-reflectivity factor and poor siting for windshear detection at Stapleton. This paper presents results from the three-dimensional numerical simulation of this event, using the Terminal Area Simulation System (TASS) model. The TASS model is a three-dimensional nonhydrostatic cloud model that includes parameterizations for both liquid and ice phase microphysics, and has been used in investigations of both wet and dry microburst case studies. The focus of this paper is the pulsating characteristic and the very-low radar reflectivity of this event. Most of the surface outflow contained no precipitation. Such an event may be difficult to detect by radar. |
| File Size | 317949 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950004157 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9673cn2q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Meteorology And Climatology Cloud Physics Microbursts Meteorology Atmospheric Models Radar Detection Computerized Simulation Doppler Radar Three Dimensional Models Aviation Meteorology Wind Shear Reflectance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
