A Comparison of Post-Processed Variables Used by the Tri-Service Version of the Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid
Abstract
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has developed a red-amber-green mission-planning aid for Army commanders to advise them when and where the environmental conditions currently exceed or are forecasted to exceed levels of marginal or severe impact to their systems, operations, or personnel. A Tri-service version of the software has been developed and fielded on Air Force and Navy systems. Meteorological data is provided to the Tri-Service Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid (T-IWEDA) from both the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and -degree Global Forecast System (GFS) output. Once the model output is received, many of the weather variables needed by the T-IWEDA rules are developed by both Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) and ARL in their post-processing software so that mission planning can be achieved based on the weather conditions. This report looks at the different and unique approaches to solving forecasting challenges such as clouds, icing, and turbulence.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- AD1007692
Entities
People
- Jeffrey Passner
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory