Citation

Amorim WCM, de Barros MTL, Massambani O. Proc. Int. Conference on Radar Meteorology 1999; 29: 94-97.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999)

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Abstract

The GUST algorithm (W) was developed to forecast wind gusts at the surface only. The developed algorithm estimates the maximum magnitude of the vertical velocity through the Vertically Intgrated Liquid water content (VIL) and the Echo Top heights (ET). GUST was evaluated using the wind horizontal divergence fields. Use of this algorithm enabled to document violent winds phenomena in association to thunderstorms in Brazil.