Operational Wind Shear Detection and Warning: the "Claws" Experience At Denver and Future Objectives

Document Number: 861847

Date Published: October 1986

Author(s):
John McCarthy - National Center for Atmospheric Research
James W. Wilson - National Center for Atmospheric Research
Mark R. Hjelmfelt - National Center for Atmospheric Research

Abstract:
An operational wind shear detection and warning experiment was conducted at Denver's Stapleton International Airport in summer 1984. Based on meteorological interpretation of scope displays from a Doppler weather radar, warnings were transmitted to the air traffic control tower via voice radio. Analyses of results indicated real skill in daily microburst forecasts and very short-term (\ml5 min) warnings. Wind shift advisories, 15-30 min forecasts, permitted more efficient runway reconfigurations. Potential fuel savings were estimated at $875,000/yr at Stapleton. The philosophy of future development toward an automated, operational system is discussed

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