Timing of Thunderstorm Occurrence for Cape Canaveral Florida

Abstract

This research is concerned with improving an existing algorithm to accurately forecast thunderstorm starting times for Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was accomplished by investigating different linear regression techniques than those used in the existing algorithm. The result is three new thunderstorm start time algorithms. The forecast start times of these new algorithms were then compared to actual thunderstorm start times to determine which method produced the most accurate results. The average thunderstorm starting time was also calculated from the data. This time was also compared to actual thunderstorm starting time. Upon examination of the various start times produced, it was found that all algorithms, including the original algorithm, performed worse than using the average thunderstorm start time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA383830

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  • Thomas G. Renwick

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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