Statistics and possible sources of aviation turbulence over South Korea

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-324

  Kim, Jung Hoon ^a   Chun, Hye Yeong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Statistics; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCES; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SETS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLIGHT ROUTE; GENERATION MECHANISM; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; JEJU ISLAND; LIGHTNING FLASHES; METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY; PILOT REPORTS; PREDICTION SYSTEMS; SOUTH KOREA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEST COAST;

AVIATION; DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; LIGHTNING PROTECTION; SURVEYING;

TURBULENCE;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; JET STREAM; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPOPAUSE; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

CHEJU [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 78651093044     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2492.1     Document Type: Article

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