Combining observations and model data for short-term storm forecasting

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7088, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Williams, John K ^a   Ahijevych, David ^a   Dettling, Sue ^a   Steiner, Matthias ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aviation; CoSPA; Decision tree; Ensemble of experts; Forecast system; Machine learning; Random forest; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

AVIATION USERS; CLOUD TYPES; COSPA; DECISION SUPPORTS; DECISION TREE; EARTH SYSTEMS; ENSEMBLE OF EXPERTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; FORECAST SYSTEM; FUSION METHODOLOGY; GLOBAL SYSTEMS; HAZARD DETECTION; INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY; LAND SURFACES; LINCOLN LABORATORY; MACHINE LEARNING; MODEL DATA; NUMERICAL WEATHER-PREDICTION MODELS; ON CURRENTS; PREDICTOR DATA; PREDICTOR VARIABLES; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATES; RANDOM FOREST; RAPID CHANGES; REMOTE-SENSING APPLICATIONS; STORM FORECASTING; STORM INTENSITY; THUNDERSTORM; THUNDERSTORM FORECASTING; WEATHER REGIMES; WEATHER RESEARCH; WEATHER STATIONS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DECISION TREES; FORECASTING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; ROBOT LEARNING; SATELLITES; SPACE OPTICS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

AVIATION;

EID: 52349112301     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.795737     Document Type: Conference Paper

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