General LLWAS Presentation

Wind Shear System Effectivities - MicroburstsTable 3. Estimated Microburst Wind Shear Probability of Detection!Technology EstimatedPODCommentsDoppler Radar +LLWASDoppler Radar +Lidar0.95 to 0.97 Radar extends coverage area andLLWAS detects ‘dry’ (and ‘wet’)events.0.94 to 0.96 Radar detects ‘wet’ events while lidarimproves sensing of ‘dry’ events.LLWAS + Lidar 0.95 to 0.97 LLWAS detects ‘wet’ (and ‘dry’)events and lidar extends the coverageregion to 3NM for dry events if theLLWAS network detection coveragedoes not extend to 3 NM.Based on: Cho, J.Y.N., R. Hallowell, M Weber, 2008. Comparative analysis ofterminal wind-shear detections systems. 13 Conf. on Aviation, Range, andAerospace, AMS."Copyright UCAR 2012, All rights reserved"