Accuracy of RUC-1 and RUC-2 wind and aircraft trajectory forecasts by comparison with ACARS observations

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 313-326

  Schwartz, Barry E ^a   Benjamin, Stanley G ^a   Green, Steven M ^b   Jardin, Matthew R ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; ERROR ANALYSIS; WIND;

AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY FORECASTS; WIND TRAJECTORY FORECASTS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRCRAFT; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; TRAJECTORY; WIND;

EID: 0034210597     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(2000)015<0313:AORARW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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