Using ground-based GNSS observations to improve aviation turbulence monitoring and prediction

Author

Gutman, S. ; Bock, Y. ; Fang, P. ; Moore, Adrian ; Mahoney, Colin J.

Author_Institution

NOAA Earth Syst. Res. Lab., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Jan. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

According to the U.S National Transportation Safety Board, atmospheric turbulence is the number-one cause of injuries to passengers and crew in nonfatal aviation accidents and is responsible for about 75 percent of all weather-related incidents and accidents each year. Significant improvements in discriminating and localizing turbulence events are required to meet the FAA´s long-range Aviation Research Program objectives.

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric turbulence; weather forecasting; FAA long-range Aviation Research Program objectives; US National Transportation Safety Board; atmospheric turbulence; aviation turbulence monitoring; aviation turbulence prediction; boundary layer; free atmosphere; ground-based GNSS observations; nonfatal aviation accidents; turbulence events; weather-related accidents; weather-related incidents; Accidents; Atmosphere; Fluctuations; Global Positioning System; Laboratories; Monitoring; US Government agencies;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), 2013 US National Committee of URSI National

Conference_Location

Boulder, CO

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4776-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2013.6525019

Filename

6525019