Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie

Analysis of the Characteristics of a Microburst Event at Urumqi Airport Based on Microwave Radiometer and Doppler Wind Lidar

Microbursts can cause severe low-level wind shear, posing a threat to aviation safety. However, due to their small scale, they are difficult to capture by conventional equipment such as surface Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) and Doppler weather radar. On 25 June 2022,...