A refined analysis of thunderstorm outflow characteristics relevant to the wind loading of structures

• Published in: Probabilistic engineering mechanics Vol. 54; pp. 9 - 24
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shi, Solari, Giovanni, De Gaetano, Patrizia, Burlando, Massimiliano, Repetto, Maria Pia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barking Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Anemometers; Downbursts; Mechanics; Monitoring network; Order parameters; Outflow; Parameterization; Signal analysis; Synoptic event; Thunderstorm outflow; Thunderstorms; Turbulence; Turbulence intensity; Variation; Velocity; Wind dataset; Wind effects; Wind engineering; Wind loading; Wind speed; Wind loading; Synoptic event; Wind dataset; Thunderstorm outflow; Monitoring network; Signal analysis

The study of thunderstorm outflows and their loading and response of structures is a key topic in modern wind engineering. This paper provides a new contribution to this research by analyzing a wide dataset of 277 wind velocity records characterized by strong transient properties and labeled by thun...