AFGW's Upper Air Validator System

Abstract

This technical note describes the Upper Air Validator system at AFGWC. Detailed descriptions of internal error checking and data quality assurance functions are the major part of this tech note. Problems with the previous Validator and improvements within this Validator are also addressed. Reject and suspect limits for temperature, height, wind speed, and density used by the Validator are included. Keywords: Upper air weather observations; Computer applications; Data validation; Quality control; Meteorological instruments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA219309

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  • Paul A. Zamiska

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Equations
  • Inversion
  • Lapse Rate
  • Latitude
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Quality Control
  • Standards
  • Weather
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Shear

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Climatology
  • Software Engineering