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Pulse-Storm Downburst Prediction
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Pulse-Storm Downburst Prediction
Downbursts can be subdivided into macrobursts and microbursts.
Microburst Peak Wind Speed During JAWS 1982 (Wakimoto)
Microburst Climatology
Microburst at Andrews Air Force Base (Wakimoto, 1998)
Microburst Environments
Typical Wet Microburst Sounding
The Downdraft
Phase Changes
Characteristics of Various Falling Hydrometeors
Inviscid Vertical Momentum Equation
Numerical Modeling of the Downdraft
Terminal Area Simulation System (TASS)
Virtual Temperature
Virtual Temperature & Buoyancy
Virtual Temperature & Buoyancy
Virtual Temperature and Buoyancy
Rotation in Microbursts
Outflow Schematic
Outflow Specifics
Microburst Outlook, Prediction and Detection Tools
Microburst Day Potential Index (MDPI)
Microburst Wind Index
Dry Microburst Potential Index
Profile Modification
Satellite Tools
GOES MDPI Product
GOES WINDEX Product
Radar Depiction of the Pulse Storm
Radar Detection of Microbursts
Radar Product Signatures of Strong Microbursts
Radar Product Signatures of Strong Microbursts
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Radar Product Signatures of Severe Microbursts
Radar Product Signatures of Severe Microbursts
Radar Product Signatures of Severe Microbursts
Wind Gust Potential Chart
Wind Gust Potential Nomogram
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The Future of Downburst Detection
Damaging Downburst Prediction and Detection Algorithm (NSSL)
The End