Part one of term paper
The extent to which wind shear presents a hazard to aircraft has been well documented in the last ten years. Since some wind shear can occur in otherwise relatively good weather, the most hazardous kind, a microburst, is associated with rain showers and thunderstorms even thought the parent storm may not be discernible. It was not until the ...

Part two of term paper
... of microburst wind shear defined are those occurring in the takeoff and landing regime (Harpool 2). The key to understanding development of wind shear below the bases of convective clouds is a good knowledge of the characteristics of a typical precipitation-induced downdraft. Not all precipitation-induced downdrafts are associated with critical wind shears. However, there are two types of down drafts that are particularly hazardous to flight operations because of there severity and sma ...