The FSL ACARS display
This interactive web page shows over 50K weather
observations per day from commercial aircraft.
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near major hubs this provides high-resolution upper air data
unavailable
elsewhere
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access is restricted at the airlines' request
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used over 200 times per day at over 70 sites
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NWS forecasters often must use "administrative" computers to access the
site
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ACARS are mentioned often in official Forecast
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The site is at http://acweb.fsl.noaa.gov/
Last modified: Mon Oct 25 15:47:06 DST 1999