A history of weather reporting from aircraft and turbulence forecasting for commercial aviation

Aviation Turbulence: Processes, Detection, Prediction

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 31-58

  Fahey, Tom ^a   Wilson, Emily N ^a   O'Loughlin, Rory ^a   Thomas, Melissa ^a   Klipfel, Stephanie ^a  

^a DELTA AIR LINES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CIVIL AVIATION; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FORECASTING; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; METEOROLOGY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTATION; TURBULENCE;

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; PASSENGER AIRCRAFTS; STANDARD PROCEDURES; TURBULENCE FORECASTS; WEATHER OBSERVATIONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 85013219790     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23630-8_2     Document Type: Chapter

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