A Regional Weather Forecasting Expert System.

Abstract

This report describes a prototype weather forecasting expert system called Itasca that provides a short term (0 - 12 hour) weather forecast for a midlatitude station when only limited data are available. If data are available only at the forecast station, single station forecasting techniques are utilized. If more stations are available, their data are used to improve the forecast. The expert system simulates the process used by experienced human forecasters by first constructing a meteorological analysis and then, from this analysis, making a forecast. The system's user interface consists of pull down menus in a windowed environment. The system presents data graphically as much as possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA316130

Entities

People

  • David E. Venne
  • William H. Jasperson

Organizations

  • Augsburg University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cold Fronts
  • Delphi Method
  • Dew Point
  • Environment
  • Expert Systems
  • High Pressure
  • Knowledge Based Systems
  • Meteorology
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Software Development
  • Space Sciences
  • User Interface
  • Weather
  • Weather Forecasting
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Database Systems and Applications