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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Weather Information"”.
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Effects of Graphical Weather Information versus Textual Weather Information on Situation Awareness in Meteorology
… to a flight, pilots gather meteorological information to assess the weather conditions pertaining to their flight and to make decisions based on it. This information can come in various formats, such as text and graphical weather information. Research has shown that people have varying …
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A Product Development Decision Model for Cockpit Weather Information Systems
… developed is to allow delivery of real time weather information to the cockpit of aircrafts. Weather information is essential to flight operations and until recently there were only limited voice and text weather reports available to the pilot. With data links, graphical weather in the …
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Cockpit weather information system requirements for flight operations in icing conditions
… technologies, the requirements of cockpit information systems for flight operations in icing conditions were investigated. Pilot information needs were investigated in a web-based survey. Results identified important information elements, frequently used information paths for obtaining …
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Investigating weather information needs of smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
… Africa is continuously experiencing irregular weather and climate, which is attributed to climate change and the El Niño Southern Oscillation. These have resulted in temperature increases, irregular rainfall patterns, and increased frequency of extreme events. In South Africa, smallholder …
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Integrated Modeling of Air Traffic, Aviation Weather, and Communication Systems
… These delays are also caused by the uncertainty weather information; and the lack of efficient dissemination of weather products to pilots. It is clear that better models are needed to quantify air traffic flow in three flight regions - en-route, in the terminal, and on the ground, to determine …
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Human-centered systems analysis of aircraft separation from adverse weather
Adverse weather significantly impacts the safety and efficiency of flight operations. Weather information plays a key role in mitigating the impact of adverse weather on flight operations by supporting air transportation decision-makers' awareness of operational and mission risks. The emergence of …
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Climate change adaptation and sustainable agricultural intensification in developing countries
… technology adoption studies show that access to information is a critical success factor for the uptake of new technology. Proxy variables for information access, for example proximity to extension services or frequency of extension contact, have consistently been shown to be positively …
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Types of Forecast and Weather-Related Information Used among Tourism Businesses in Coastal North Carolina
… a large and diverse consumer of climate and weather information. It is crucial to provide reliable, accurate and relevant resources for the climate and weather-sensitive portions of this stakeholder group in order to guide them in capitalizing on current climate and weather conditions and to …
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Assessing Crash Occurrence On Urban Freeways Using Static And Dynamic Factors By Applying A System Of Interrelated Equations
… of a logistic regression model to obtain the weather condition at a given time and location on I-4 in Central Florida so that this information can be used in traffic safety analyses, because of the lack of weather monitoring stations in the study area. To prove the worthiness of the weather …
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Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio: a Field Guide for Volunteer Storm Spotters
… have played a critical part in relaying weather information since the middle 19th century. The effort of these volunteers has helped safeguard life and property when severe weather threatens. For almost 100 years Amateur Radio operators have played a critical part in severe weather …
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FORECASTING WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS: A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH
Annually, 24% of weather-related vehicle crashes happen on snowy, slushy, or icy roads in the United States. Accurate prediction of road surface temperatures and conditions is crucial for ensuring safe and efficient transportation, especially during winter. In this study, we developed machine …
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Roughness length variability over heterogeneous surfaces
… and humidity measured at three locations in the Weather Information Network Display System at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Relationships between roughness length and surface-layer wind speed and direction in varying thermal stability conditions are analyzed during two four-day …
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A Data-Driven Approach for Predicting and Understanding Braking Conditions of Aircraft Landings
… due to its reliance on runway contamination information and pilot reports of braking action. A database of 4.9 million aircraft landings by Aviation Safety Technologies, labeled with runway condition codes computed from aircraft sensor outputs provides a unique opportunity to enhance and …
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Developing United States Space Assets For National Defense
… and services. Improved communications, weather information, and the Global Positioning System (GPS) are just a few examples of how space assets have benefitted mankind thus far. This thesis attempts to analyse the governmental use of space for purposes of security. The opening chapters …
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Evaluating approaches to developing forecasters in the classroom
… that require students to synthesize and deliver weather information using the forecast skills they developed over the two courses. Two years of both Synoptic Meteorology classes were followed to evaluate student forecast growth using surveys, grades, and observations for different elements of the …
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Development of a Multicriteria Spatial Decision Support System with Application to the Economic Optimization of Aircraft Based Weather Data Collection
… disseminates the data to diverse users such as weather forecasters and aviation control centers. Substantial government funding is required for the implementation and operation of this new data acquisition system and data transmission expenditures constitute the largest portion of the costs. To …
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Information System Product Development by Integration of Kano's Customer Satisfaction Model with Quality Function Deployment
<p>Product development of complex, innovative information technology related systems presents difficult challenges for technology managers, and new product failures are a significant problem. The main reason for this is insufficient decision-making due to the lack of a customer-oriented product …
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A comprehensive optimization methodology for strategic environmental sensor station locations
Adverse weather poses a significant threat to transportation safety. Road weather information systems (RWIS) aim to mitigate the impact of adverse weather by detecting spatiotemporal variations of weather and/or road pavement conditions in real time. Due to the lack of a detailed, unified guideline …
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Evaluation of infrastructure monitoring systems using PDA and GPS technologies
… are being redefined. With the rapid expansion of Information Technology, it is much easier and efficient to complete complicated and time-consuming tasks in every industry. By implementing personal digital assistant (PDA) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies in an infrastructure …
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Forecasting demand for district heating using different forecasting methods
… One version had access to all usage and all-weather information, but the second model received additional information regarding weekdays and seasons. Comparison of these models revealed that the machine learning models returned results with variability down to an hour, while the average …
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