Description and evaluation of the second generation Graphical Turbulence Guidance forecasting system

Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 231-242

  Sharman, R ^a   Wolff, J ^a   Wiener, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE (CAT); RAPID UPDATE CYCLE (RUC); STATISTICAL EVALUATION; TURBULENCE FORECASTS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AVIATION; METEOROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

EID: 23944511340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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