| Title | Wind estimation around the shipwreck of Oriental Star based on field damage surveys and radar observations |
| Authors | Meng, Zhiyong Yao, Dan Bai, Lanqiang Zheng, Yongguang Xue, Ming Zhang, Xiaoling Zhao, Kun Tian, Fuyou Wang, Mingjun |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, Sch Phys, Dept Atmospher & Ocean Sci, Lab Climate & Ocean Atmosphere Studies, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Natl Meteorol Ctr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China. Nanjing Univ, Sch Atmospher Sci, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China. |
| Keywords | Squall line Bow echo Microburst Damage survey Drone Tornado TORNADO |
| Issue Date | 2016 |
| Publisher | SCIENCE BULLETIN |
| Citation | SCIENCE BULLETIN.2016,61,(4),330-337. |
| Abstract | Based on observational analyses and on-site ground and aerial damage surveys, this work aims to reveal the weather phenomena-especially the wind situation-when Oriental Star capsized in the Yangtze River on June 1, 2015. Results demonstrate that the cruise ship capsized when it encountered strong winds at speeds of at least 31 m s(-1) near the apex of a bow echo embedded in a squall line. As suggested by the fallen trees within a 2-km radius around the wreck location, such strong winds were likely caused bymicroburst straight-line wind and/or embedded small vortices, rather than tornadoes. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/434760 |
| ISSN | 2095-9273 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11434-016-1005-2 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) EI PubMed 中国科学引文数据库(CSCD) |
| Appears in Collections: | 物理学院 |
