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Windshear detection and avoidance - Airborne systems perspective

Published 2019-07-12 From Legacy CDMS 2 authors
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Abstract

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The generalized windshear hazard index presently defined is derived from aircraft-position wind data and remotely sensed data obtained along the extended flight path by such candidate sensor technologies as microwave Doppler radar, Doppler lidar, and IR radiometry. Attention is given here to the results of a comparative evaluation of CO2 and Ho:YAG lidar sensor-employing windshear-detection systems, over a range 1-3 km ahead of the aircraft (corresponding to 15-45 sec of warning time). While the technology for a 10.6-micron CO2 lidar system is available, an optimum 2-micron REE laser crystal-based system remains to be developed.

Authors

  • Bowles, Roland L. NASA Langley Research Center
  • Targ, Russell Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc.

Citation: Bowles, Roland L., Targ, Russell (2019). Windshear detection and avoidance - Airborne systems perspective. Legacy CDMS. NASA NTRS ID 19890026135. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890026135 ↗