Satellite/NWP Data Fusion for Weather Assessment

Abstract

The long-term goal of the Satellite/NWP Data Fusion for Weather Assessment (DaFWA) project is to determine the feasibility of combining numerical weather prediction (NWP) and satellite data for the purpose of estimating tactical weather elements in data-void locations. Our objective is to improve upon the utilization of both remotely sensed data and numerical weather prediction data in order to estimate current sensible weather (conditions) typically available by observation only. We are emphasizing this condition because many of the military s operations deal with situations where observed data are not available. The initial tactical weather element considered for study is cloud base height, particularly for low clouds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA610083

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Hawkins

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adriatic Sea
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Vision
  • Data Fusion
  • Data Mining
  • Databases
  • Expert Systems
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • High Resolution
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Stations
  • Two Dimensional
  • Visualizations
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space