Characteristics of Sonoran Desert MicroburstsSource: Weather and Forecasting:;2010:;volume( 026 ):;issue: 001::page 94Author:Willingham, Katherine M.
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Thompson, Elizabeth J.
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Howard, Kenneth W.
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Dempsey, Charles L.
DOI: 10.1175/2010WAF2222388.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: During the 2008 North American monsoon season, 140 microburst events were identified in Phoenix, Arizona, and the surrounding Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran microbursts were studied and examined for their frequency and characteristics, as observed from data collected from three Doppler radars and electrical power infrastructure damage reports. Sonoran microburst events were wet microbursts and occurred most frequently in the evening hours (1900?2100 local time). Stronger maximum differential velocities (20?25 m s?1) were observed more frequently in Sonoran microbursts than in many previously documented microbursts. Alignment of Doppler radar data to reports of wind-related damage to electrical power infrastructure in Phoenix allowed a comparison of microburst wind damage versus gust-front wind damage. For these damage reports, microburst winds caused more significant damage than gust-front winds.
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| contributor author | Willingham, Katherine M. | |
| contributor author | Thompson, Elizabeth J. | |
| contributor author | Howard, Kenneth W. | |
| contributor author | Dempsey, Charles L. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:38:44Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T16:38:44Z | |
| date copyright | 2011/02/01 | |
| date issued | 2010 | |
| identifier issn | 0882-8156 | |
| identifier other | ams-71487.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4213384 | |
| description abstract | During the 2008 North American monsoon season, 140 microburst events were identified in Phoenix, Arizona, and the surrounding Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran microbursts were studied and examined for their frequency and characteristics, as observed from data collected from three Doppler radars and electrical power infrastructure damage reports. Sonoran microburst events were wet microbursts and occurred most frequently in the evening hours (1900?2100 local time). Stronger maximum differential velocities (20?25 m s?1) were observed more frequently in Sonoran microbursts than in many previously documented microbursts. Alignment of Doppler radar data to reports of wind-related damage to electrical power infrastructure in Phoenix allowed a comparison of microburst wind damage versus gust-front wind damage. For these damage reports, microburst winds caused more significant damage than gust-front winds. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Characteristics of Sonoran Desert Microbursts | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 26 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Weather and Forecasting | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/2010WAF2222388.1 | |
| journal fristpage | 94 | |
| journal lastpage | 108 | |
| tree | Weather and Forecasting:;2010:;volume( 026 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |