NTL Record

Title Stapleton Microburst Advisory Service Project : An Operational Viewpoint.
Record ID 42231
Personal Name
Creator
Stevenson, Lloyd E.
Source 84p. im various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19850900
Language English
Abstract A microburst advisory service project was conducted at Stapleton Airport for a six week period during the summer of 1984. This report describes what took place during the project and what was learned from an operational, air traffic control viewpoint. Specifically, the report describes: 1) The operational, Doppler weather radar-based, microburst advisory service provided to pilots; 2) An unplanned and informal, Doppler radar-based, gust front advisory service initiated partway through the project and used by the FAA for runway management purposes; 3) The operational impact on runway operations of an unexpected, low-altitude, wind shear feature in which individual microburts form a relatively long-lived line structure; 4) The low-altitude wind shear environment faced by Stapleton controllers and pilots during the six week project, which took place at the peak of the Denver thunderstorm season.
Public Note Introduction, Implementation of the advisory service, The microburst advisory service, An informal gust front advisory services, Additional operational insights, Discussion of results and recommendations, Glossary, References, Figures list
Rosap ID dot:9426
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9426
TRT Terms Doppler radar; Wind shear; Thunderstorms; Microbursts
General Subjects Airports; Radar equipment; Meteorology; Doppler radar; Wind shear; NEXRAD; CLAWS project; Air traffic control; Thunderstorms; Microbursts; PIREPs; Gusts; Advisory services
Classification NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 12784718
Report Number DOT-TSC-FAA-85-08; DOT-FAA-PM-85-21
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/42000/42200/42231/DOT-TSC-FAA-85-8.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository