Addressing the Microburst Threat to Aviation: Research-to-Operations Success Story

Author:

McCarthy John11,Serafin Robert1,Wilson James1,Evans James22,Kessinger Cathy1,Mahoney William P.1

Affiliation:

1. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado;

2. MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts

Abstract

Abstract Microburst wind shear has caused or contributed to a significant number of aviation accidents. Since 1943, wind shear accidents have been responsible for more than 1,400 fatalities worldwide, including over 400 deaths in the United States between 1973 and 1985. In this paper, we describe one of the more successful and societally impactful research-to-operations (R2O) programs in atmospheric science history. The remarkable R2O journey included the discovery of microburst wind shear in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the scientific efforts to understand this phenomenon and its impact on aircraft operations, the development of a wind shear training program for pilots, and the rapid development, testing, and implementation of wind shear detection systems that successfully saved lives and property. The article includes a chronological description of the wind shear research and development program, key milestones toward implementation, and the research-to-operations best practices employed for successful technology transfer.

Publisher

American Meteorological Society

Subject

Atmospheric Science

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