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ap345

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Explain why strong vertical wind shear is a necessary ingredient of all intense thunderstorms.
 
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The principle hazard of microbursts to aircraft in the process of taking off or landing is
 
  A) windblown sand and dust damaging jet engines.
  B) sudden changes in lift and tailwinds.
  C) Doppler radar.
  D) lightning.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The strong winds aloft push the updrafts ahead of the downdrafts and allow the rising air to feed additional moisture into the storm. Thus with strong wind shear, the downdrafts can grow in size without cutting off the storm's supply of water vapor in the updrafts.

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Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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