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Aviation Weather Research Program (AWRP) Overview Briefing

September 7, 2006

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AWRP Goals

• Address FAA needs– Reduce Weather-Related Accidents & Incidents– Relieve Weather Impact on System Capacity & Efficiency

• Provide AWRP solutions– Provide Capability via Applied Research to Generate Weather

Observations, Warnings, and Forecasts with Higher Resolution & Accuracy

– Improve Accessibility & Delivery of Weather Information

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Focused Research TeamsProduct Development Teams (PDTs)

• In-flight Icing• Winter Weather • Convective Weather• Turbulence• Oceanic Weather• National Ceiling & Visibility• Terminal Ceiling & Visibility• Aviation Forecasts• Advanced Weather Radar Techniques• Quality Assessment• Model Development & Enhancement

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Turbulence

• Graphical Turbulence Guidance (GTG) – turbulence intensities for flight level 200+, out to 12 hours; updated hourly; utilizes numerical weather prediction models, pilot reports; operational FY 03

• Planned efforts: all flight levels, CIT, MWT, Alaska, probabilistic, inputs from radar, in-situ, & surface obs

Accurate forecasts at any altitude.

• Timelier and more accurate analyses and forecasts of turbulence

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Oceanic Weather• Accurate & timely nowcasts/forecasts along oceanic

routes• Oceanic Products:

– Convective Diagnosis, Nowcast, & Forecast – Cloud top height– Flight Level Winds– Volcanic Ash– Inflight Icing– Turbulence

• Demo Uplink: Cloud TopHeight; planned: convective

products

Accurate forecasts of oceanic weather hazardsare critical to flight safety.

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Aviation ForecastsNWS Aviation Weather Center ADDS Web Page

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www.ato.faa.gov

AWRP web page - http://www.faa.gov/aua/awrADDS web page - http://adds.aviationweather.gov/