Objective Analysis of Climatological Probability Data.

Abstract

This report describes a method for compacting, accessing, and objectively analyzing ceiling/visibility probability data. Unconditional cumulative probabilities over the southern half of West Germany are analyzed. The technique used to compact the data uses less than one-eighth of the computer storage normally required. The accuracy of the data was only slightly impaired. Three objective analysis algorithms were investigated; Barnes, Janota, and nearest neighbor. The Barnes method performed best. Independent data were estimated, using this technique with a mean error of 3.2 percent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118429

Entities

People

  • Bryan E. Lilius
  • Frederick C. Wirsing
  • Robert M. Cox

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Central Processing Units
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Demonstrations
  • Distribution Functions
  • Grids
  • Mass Storage
  • Standards
  • West Germany

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Regression Analysis.