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RISApplications of an Infrared Doppler Lidar in Detection of Wind Shear
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In December 2005, operational wind shear alerting at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reached an important milestone with the launch of the automatic Lidar (light detection and ranging) Windshear Alerting System ...
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Observation of Atmospheric Flow over Complex Terrain during Tropical Cyclone Passages
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) started operation in Hong Kong, China, in 1997 for monitoring wind shear associated with thunderstorms affecting the Hong Kong International Airport. The airport was built on land ...
Change in Destructiveness of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones over China in Recent Decades
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractThis study investigates changes in the destructiveness of landfalling tropical cyclones (TCs) over China during 1975?2014. Using four different TC datasets, it is found that TCs making landfall over east China ...