Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2013.6525019
