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Comparison of Selected Weather Translation ProductsWeather is a primary contributor to the air traffic delays within the National Airspace System (NAS). At present, it is the individual decision makers who use weather information and assess its operational impact in creating effective air traffic management solutions. As a result, the estimation of the impact of forecast weather and the quality of ATM response relies on the skill and experience level of the decision maker. FAA Weather-ATM working groups have developed a Weather-ATM integration framework that consists of weather collection, weather translation, ATM impact conversion and ATM decision support. Some weather translation measures have been developed for hypothetical operations such as decentralized free flight, whereas others are meant to be relevant in current operations. This paper does comparative study of two different weather translation products relevant in current operations and finds that these products have strong correlation with each other. Given inaccuracies in prediction of weather, these differences would not be expected to be of significance in statistical study of a large number of decisions made with a look-ahead time of two hours or more.
Document ID
20180000891
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Kulkarni, Deepak
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
February 5, 2018
Publication Date
November 1, 2017
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2017-219711
ARC-E-DAA-TN47662
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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