dc.contributor.author |
De Villiers, Michael P.
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dc.contributor.author |
Van Heerden, Johan
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-12-09T05:18:18Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-12-09T05:18:18Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2001 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Clear air turbulence (CAT) at high altitude remains a hazard to aviation which can result in passenger
injury and aircraft damage. Two limited surveys of CAT events over South Africa, 1993-1995 (inclusive)
and 1998, are used to illustrate the most likely synoptic conditions under which CAT can be expected. A
case study of CAT associated with an upper-air trough and a mountain wave is presented. The study also
evaluates the effectiveness of the Ellrod Turbulence Index (ETI) derived from model data provided by
the UK Met. Office. A forecast of ETI derived from the Global Spectral Model of the United States
National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) is also reviewed. |
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dc.description.department |
Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2016 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1469-8080 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
De Villiers, MP & Van Heerden, J 2001, 'Clear air turbulence over South Africa', Meteorological Applications, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 119-126. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1350-4827 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1469-8080 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1017/S1350482701001104 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58370 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.rights |
© 2001 The Zoological Society of London. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Clear air turbulence over South Africa, Meteorological Applications, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 119-126, 2001. doi : 10.1017/S1350482701001104. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1469-8080. |
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dc.subject |
Clear air turbulence (CAT) |
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dc.subject |
Passenger injury and aircraft damage |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Synoptic conditions |
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dc.subject |
Ellrod Turbulence Index (ETI) |
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dc.title |
Clear air turbulence over South Africa |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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