VISIBILITY MEASUREMENTS FOR PROBABILITY FORECASTS; MCIDAS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND CAPABILITIES; RADIATIVE CHANGE OF SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

Section 1: A pilot study was carried out to assess effects of time averaging of raw measurements on short-time predictability, as part of a development program directed toward automation of short-term forecasts and of airfield observations. Section 2: The capabilities of the general basic McIDAS system are studied with the purpose of adapting it to AFGL usage. Section 3: Six tables of pertinent statistical parameters present results of a study of numerical schemes for radiactive change in surface air temperature. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Regis College

  Weston, MA  United States  02193
• Authors:
  • Ward, J M
  • Hermann, M R
  • Burke, L
  • Pratt, H J
  • Glasser, R M
• Publication Date: 1976-9-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Atmospheric temperature; Boundary layer; Energy levels; Information processing; Surface temperature; Visibility; Weather forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Extinction; Mcidas system; Radiative transfer
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151671
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AFGL-TR-76-0260 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: F19628-75-C-0074
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM