摘要: In January 1982 the author visited the United States to attend and present a paper at the 12th Conference on Severe Local storms in San Antonio Texas. This report highlights certain aspects of that conference and details other dis... 展开 In January 1982 the author visited the United States to attend and present a paper at the 12th Conference on Severe Local storms in San Antonio Texas. This report highlights certain aspects of that conference and details other discussions held both before and after the conference with the NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories, the FAA, the NASA Langley Research Centre and the National Severe Storms Laboratory. List of Appendices: (1) Itinerary; (2) Program of 12th Conference on Severe Local Storms; (3) 'Vertical Profiles of Wind Speed in Thunderstorm Gust Fronts by Douglas John Sherman; (4) 'Military applications of meteorological satellites: evolution and future' by Brigadier Albert Kaehn; (5) NASA Langley Research Centre - Organisation chart; (6) Review of gust loads on aircraft by John Houbolt; (7) VG/VGH general aviation program by Joe Jewel; (8) VGH Program - Wide body jet transport by Joe Jewel; (9) Digital VGH program by Derry Mace; (10) Strom hazards program by N, Crabill; (10a) Thunderstorm turbulence by R.E. Dunham; (11) Power spectrum of turbulence with a slope of -1 by Harold Murrow; (12) Active controls for flutter suppression by Harold Murrow; (13) Wind shear by R.E. Dunham; (14) Wind hazard models for piloted aircraft simulations by Roland L. Bowles; (15) Clear Air Turbulence by Mike L. Kaplan; (16) DVGH Program Phase 2 by John Finger. 收起