Preliminary Assessment of an Automated System for Detecting Present Weather.

Abstract

The determination of subjective weather observations through the use of an automated array of weather sensors coupled with a decision tree program was examined through analysis of data gathered at the AFGL Weather Test Facility at Otis AFB, Mass. This report describes the instruments used in the array, the response of the instruments to type of weather observed, and the decision tree programs. Preliminary results indicate that a computer-controlled weather sensor array has potential value in determining objectively those types of weather previously relegated to human responsibility.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078031

Entities

People

  • H. Albert Brown

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Automation
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Dew Point
  • Elements
  • Extinction
  • Field Tests
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Observation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design