Development of Automated Objective Meteorological Techniques.

Abstract

This report summarizes weather research conducted by SASC in several areas: determining the effect on forecast accuracy of varying spatial resolution in a limited-area numerical weather prediction model; providing specialized programming support for sensor and technique testing; developing McIDAS-derived software for AWDS; developing objective techniques for estimating cloud base heights, predicting slant visual range, and predicting low-level winds; developing objective techniques for processing satellite imagery (cloud type identification, snow/cloud discriminator, brightness variation analysis); developing applications software for McIDAS; maintaining, enhancing, and operating McIDAS; developing weather radar techniques (wind retrieval technique, storm cell detection an tracking, detection of turbulence in thunderstorms using radar methods). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA097718

Entities

People

  • Alan M. Gerlach

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Doppler Radar
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Test Facilities
  • Turbulence
  • Weather Forecasting
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space