Introduction
It is important to note that aviation is built around the principles of risk management and safety enhancement. There is a wide range of risk factors to account for in the field, which includes human, procedural, technical, systems, and meteorological risks. The latter refers to hazardous phenomena, such as strong winds and turbulence. Hypothesis: Wind shears are among the most dangerous meteorological hazards in aviation, which are partly induced and exacerbated by the airport buildings requiring a safer setup and airport management.
Discussion
The hypothesis development process is based on identifying a specific hazard, looking at the evidence, and determining the area of greatest concern with the lowest information available to provide additional data. An independent variable is a measurement that is unaffected by other variables of interest within the framework of a study. A dependent variable is a metric directly linked or correlated with an independent variable. For the hypothesis, the independent variable is airport building positioning within the winds’ trajectories, but the dependent variable is wind shear occurrence and intensity rates. The theory of interest in meteorological hazards in aviation is based on evidence that states that “wind shear and turbulence effects can be exacerbated when large obstacles … are located upwind from aircraft trajectories” (Robinson et al., 2017, p. 369). In other words, while an aircraft is attempting to land, buildings block the wind near the landing site, causing a sudden drop in wind strength, translating into wind shear.
Conclusion
In conclusion, wind shear at airports is partly or mostly caused by building airport facilities and structures in the upwind position, increasing the wind shear occurrence rate near landing sites. It should be noted that meteorological hazard is among the most dangerous meteorological hazards in aviation. Therefore, it is safe to state that airports should be built around the principles of risk management and safety enhancement.
Reference
Robinson, D. C., Collins, D., Brett, J., Klewicki, J., & Murray, P. (2017). Airport building development: Towards a framework for managing building-induced wind shear and turbulence risks. Journal of Airport Management, 11(4), 369-385.