Extreme wind events observed in the 2002 thunderstorm outflow experiment

Kirsten D. Orwig-Gast; John L. Schroeder

Extreme wind events observed in the 2002 thunderstorm outflow experiment

Kirsten D. Orwig-Gast, John L. Schroeder

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Abstract

Wind engineers have long contemplated how to handle thunderstorm winds. Their flow characteristics are non-stationary and difficult to analyze. Models and simulations have improved the overall understanding of thunderstorm outflows, but full-scale data is scarce making validation tricky. A thunderstorm outflow experiment was conducted in 2002, during which seven mobile towers were deployed in a linear array to obtain high-resolution data from outflows. Two extreme events were captured: A rear-flank downdraft of a supercell, and a derecho. Traditional statistical analysis techniques were modified and employed for the two events. The results were compared to non-thunderstorm winds significant variations.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2005
Event	10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, ACWE 2005 - Baton Rouge, LA, United States Duration: May 31 2005 → Jun 4 2005

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Conference	10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, ACWE 2005
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baton Rouge, LA
Period	05/31/05 → 06/4/05

Keywords

Downbursts
Full-scale measurements
Gust factors
Integral scales
Thunderstorms
Turbulence intensities

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