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contributor authorJohn McCarthy
contributor authorRobert Serafin
contributor authorJames Wilson
contributor authorJames Evans
contributor authorCathy Kessinger
contributor authorWilliam P. Mahoney
date accessioned2023-04-12T18:51:15Z
date available2023-04-12T18:51:15Z
date copyright2022/12/12
date issued2022
identifier otherBAMS-D-22-0038.1.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4290356
description abstractMicroburst wind shear has caused or contributed to a significant number of aviation accidents. Since 1943, wind shear accidents have been responsible for more than 1,400 fatalities worldwide, including over 400 deaths in the United States between 1973 and 1985. In this paper, we describe one of the more successful and societally impactful research-to-operations (R2O) programs in atmospheric science history. The remarkable R2O journey included the discovery of microburst wind shear in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the scientific efforts to understand this phenomenon and its impact on aircraft operations, the development of a wind shear training program for pilots, and the rapid development, testing, and implementation of wind shear detection systems that successfully saved lives and property. The article includes a chronological description of the wind shear research and development program, key milestones toward implementation, and the research-to-operations best practices employed for successful technology transfer.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleAddressing the Microburst Threat to Aviation: Research-to-Operations Success Story
typeJournal Paper
journal volume103
journal issue12
journal titleBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
identifier doi10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0038.1
journal fristpageE2845
journal lastpageE2861
pageE2845–E2861
treeBulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2022:;volume( 103 ):;issue: 012
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