Wind Climate Under the Demand of Island Runway Design

Abstract

The runway is one of the most important parts of the remote islands and reefs construction, which has long been a worldwide problem. In the construction of runway design, the factors need to be considered include: geographical features, climate features, marine environmental characteristics, etc. Building the runway according to the terrain can save materials, shorten the construction period and reduce the difficulty of building, which has certain rationality. But in practice, the runway is mainly used to support the aircraft to take-off and landing. Whether the runway is benefit for aircraft rising or landing should be the highest standard of runway construction. Strong cross winds and gusts can easily cause the aircraft to slip out of the runway. The phenomenon is particularly evident in the island runway. This requires a detailed statistical analysis of wind climate characteristics under the demand of island runway construction. Based on the ERA-interim wind data from the ECMWF, this chapter assumed a remote island as a study case, to statistical analysis the wind climate characteristics under the demand of runway design, in hope of providing scientific and technological support and decision-making assistance for the runway design of remote islands and reefs.