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Characteristics of a thunderstorm downburst measured in a suburban area

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper analyses a thunderstorm downburst record measured by a monitoring system installed on a 50 m high telecommunication lattice tower.The structure is located in the suburbs of Afumați, Ilfov County, approximately 15 km from Bucharest, the capital city of Romania.The monitoring system was developed under the SEVAST research project which aims at identifying the full-scale behaviour of a telecommunication lattice tower subjected to synoptic and non-synoptic winds.Since its implementation, the system has captured more than 10 thunderstorms.In this paper, the statistical parameters of the wind velocity measured during a thunderstorm downburst measured on May 7 th 2024 are evaluated.

Source: Revista Romana de Inginerie Civila/Romanian Journal of Civil Engineering

DOI: 10.37789/rjce.2025.16.2.5

Authors: Ileana Calotescu, Daniel Bîtcă

Institution: Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Language: English

Topic: Wind and Air Flow Studies

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4410900587

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