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