En-route turbulence forecasting

Objective Improve passenger safety and aircraft protection through better forecasting of turbulence for the aviation community
Requirement Timely and accurate turbulence products for use by pilots and dispatchers for flight planning and turbulence avoidance
Funding
  • FAA; FY98 $313k, FY99 $176k, projected FY00 $176k
  • Base funding; $100k
Connections
  • NCAR-RAP: acquisition of in-situ turbulence obs.
  • AWC: provide feedback and verification of turbulence products
  • NORPEX: high resolution dropsonde data of jet/front systems
Payoff Reduce the adverse economic impact that turbulence-related accidents have on the airline industry

Last modified: Mon Jul 19 10:52:46 DST 1999