HIRAS USAFETAC Climatic Database Users Handbook Number 5. Revision

Abstract

This handbook provides users of the high Resolution Analysis System (HIRAS) climatic database with information on its history, production, and content. It also discusses processing and quality control procedures, describes database format, and tells users how to obtain HIRAS climatic data. The Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC) at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, began operational production of the HIRAS upper-air analysis in August 1984. Operational production of AFGWC's upgraded Advanced Weather Analysis and Prediction System (AWAPS) HIRAS began in October 1985. USAFETAC's Operating Location A at Asheville, North Carolina, began building the HIRAS climatic database starting with January 1985 data. HIRAS is the primary upper-air analysis system used in AWAPS. It produces global upper-air analysis data every 6 hours. AFGWC sends that data to OL-A twice a day for inclusion in the HIRAS Climatic Database.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA233023

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Grids
  • Handbooks
  • High Resolution
  • Humidity
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Magnetic Tape
  • North America
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Quality Control
  • Surface Temperature
  • Weather

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Climatology
  • Database Systems and Applications