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NASA NTRS ยท 19810006057

The microburst: Common factor in recent aircraft accidents

Abstract

The phenomenology of one class of strong thunderstorm downdrafts, microbursts, is described. Several aircraft accidents are analyzed in which a microburst was involved and a concept for an early warning wind shear sensor is presented.

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Caracena, F.. 1980-03-01. The microburst: Common factor in recent aircraft accidents. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810006057

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