Long‐term measurements of C_n² in the boundary layer

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1 March 1980

journal article
Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science

Vol. 15 (2) , 355-361
https://doi.org/10.1029/rs015i002p00355

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PILOTS COULD TAKE ACTIONS TO AVOID A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
' ARE NOW KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY UNEXPECTED WIND CONDITIONS. IF THESE WIND CONDITIONS COULD BE MEASURED AND WARNINGS ISSUED
WHICH PREVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ATTRI- BUTED TO 'PILOT ERROR
ONE OF THESE IS THE DETECTION AND WARNING OF HAZARDOUS LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT AIRPORTS. FUJITA AND CARACENA 1977 HAVE STUDIED ONE ASPECT OF THE WIND SHEAR HAZARD AND CONCLUDED THAT SEVERAL CRASHES

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