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Wind Shear

(1) What is low level windshear and microburst?

(2) What kind of windshear information could we get in the Taipei Flight Information Region?

(3) What kind of low level windshear detection facilities are installed in Sungshan and Taoyuan airports?

(4) What is the accuracy of the LLWAS installed in Sungshan and Taoyuan airports? Why are the pilots not aware of the low level windshear while the alerts are issued?

(5) Is the microburst accompanied with thunderstorm weather? Why is the MBA issued at Sungshan and Taoyuan airports even if there are either no thunder or no rain after typhoon passing by?

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