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Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation (1983)

Chapter: Appendix D: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Text

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Text." National Research Council. 1983. Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/558.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Text." National Research Council. 1983. Low-Altitude Wind Shear and Its Hazard to Aviation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/558.
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/ Appendix D Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Text ADC air data computer AGL above ground 1 eve 1 AIM Airman' s Information Manual ATC air traffic control ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System CETS Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems CPSMR Co~iss ion on Phys ice 1 Sciences, Ma thematics, and Resources CP-2 S-band Doppler radar CW 1 idar cant inuous-wave 1 ight de tee t ion and ranging wind- measuring device D drag D/L drag over 1i ft dB decibel dB Ze r adar re f 1 ec t ivi ty f ac tar AV/^ X velocity differential per nautical mile traversed ~ T increment o f thrus t DoD U. S. Department of Defense EADI electronic attitude direction indicator EAL Eastern Airlines EHSI electronic horizontal situation indicator ERLs Environmental Research Laboratories FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAR Federal Aviat ion Regulations FCC flight control computer FM-COO Doppler frequency-modulated continuous-wave Doppler radar radar EPM f eet per minute GPWS ground proximity warning system HS- 12 5 Hawker-S idde 1 ey Mode 1 125 a irpl ane HUD head-up display IR infrared IR lidar infrared Doppler light detection and ranging system ILS instrument landing system IRU inert ial re ference unit 111

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