Using Sensor Web Processes and Protocols to Assimilate Satellite Data into a Forecast Model

Working closely with atmospheric scientists at the Marshall Space Flight Center, researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are applying Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) technologies to the real world problem of efficiently assimilating NASA satellite data into weather forecast models in near real time. By implementing SWE protocols and services into our Data Assimilation System we expect to realize a processing framework that is distributed, interoperable and plug-and-play, thereby increasing access to scientific products in a more efficient, autonomous, and affordable way.