General LLWAS Presentation

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BackgroundMost scientists believedthat microburst windshear, if it existed, couldonly be produced bysevere thunderstorms."NASA Image"Copyright UCAR 2012, All rights reserved"
BackgroundIn 1982, the FAA, NCAR and University ofChicago set out to prove or disprove the theorythe microbursts existed and were a potentialthreat to aircraft. Doppler radars, anemometers,and sounding systems were deployed in easternColorado to search for microbursts.""The project was called the “Joint Airport WeatherStudies Project (JAWS)”"Copyright UCAR 2012, All rights reserved"
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Page 5 and 6: Microburst MorphologyMicroburst div
Page 8 and 9: FAA Wind Shear System Timeline 1982
Page 10 and 11: Wind Shear Detection Systems"JAWS r
Page 12 and 13: Original LLWASThe original LLWASOnl
Page 14 and 15: FAA Windshear Program After the JAW
Page 16 and 17: LLWAS & TDWR User Group The FAA & T
Page 18 and 19: Wind Shear Detection Products"Wind
Page 20 and 21: Alert Message Content"!Wind Shear S
Page 22 and 23: Wind Shear Detection System Display
Page 24 and 25: Basic Alert Process" When a detecte
Page 26 and 27: LLWAS Wind Shear Detection"aircraft
Page 28 and 29: Detectability Definition An in situ
Page 30 and 31: Wind Shear System Effectivities - G
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