Mesoscale Severe Weather Development under Orographic Influences

Abstract

Research summarized in this report addresses the lack of response of centralized weather services to specific user needs. Distributed weather prediction on tactical workstations can overcome most of the current barriers. Such a forecasting system, running on a 486/33 PC, has been developed and tested extensively in Colorado snowstorm and blizzard conditions. The system incorporates a mesoscale numerical prediction model, a detailed geographical database, and a graphics user interface based on Microsoft Windows 3.1. Through this user interface the user can assimilate local observations with simple mouse point-and-click actions. The system can make use of observational data and heuristic rules. A prototype, customized for Colorado, has been tested under real-time and operational conditions. Concepts of object-oriented nowcasting, using artificial intelligence tools, such as 'fuzzy logic' have been developed. Mesoscale Weather Prediction, Hybrid Modeling, Nowcasting, Object-Oriented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253630

Entities

People

  • Elmar R. Reiter
  • Luiz Teixeira

Organizations

  • Colorado State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Boundary Layer
  • Civil Engineering
  • Colorado
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Information Systems
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • North America
  • Operating Systems
  • Tactical Decision Aids
  • United States
  • Weather Forecasting

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Database Systems and Applications

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference