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Determining economic benefits of satellite data in short-range forecastingThe chances of enhanced short term weather predictions and economic benefits from the use of GOES satellite data were examined. Results for a meteorological consulting firm before and after the introduction of GOES data were chosen as the method, and monetary benefits were selected as the measure. Services were provided for use by road and street departments, commodities dealers, and marine clients of the consulting firm. The Man-computer Interactive Data Access Program (McIDAS) was employed to furnish 1/2 hour visual or IR imagery for remote access. The commodities clients reconnected the GOES real-time imagery once the study was completed, while the consulting firm, which was personnel and not equipment intensive, did not. Further development of the flexibility of access to the GOES data and improvements in the projected grids are indicated.
Document ID
19820034499
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Suchman, D.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Auvine, B.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Hinton, B.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, WI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: American Meteorological Society
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
82A18034
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-23706
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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