Reformatting Meteorological Data for use in the Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability

Abstract

The Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC) is a hazard modelling tool that predicts the effects of the release of toxic materials to the atmosphere. Detailed meteorological data is required to obtain reliable modelling results, including surface observations, upper-air profiles and gridded forecast data. HPAC is a US developed model and cannot interpret locally available meteorological data. This report describes the DSTO-built computer program AWSMSTR which retrieves the relevant data from a remote server and reformats it for use in HPAC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA431194

Entities

People

  • Alexander Hill
  • Peter Sanders
  • Ralph Gailis

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Australia
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Biological Radiological And Nuclear Defense
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Grids
  • Heat Flux
  • Materials
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorology
  • Observation
  • Operating Systems
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Weather

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Database Systems and Applications