Session 5 Decision Support and Forecast Uncertainty for Aviation and Range Decision-Making

Tuesday, 30 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
317 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 24th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology
Chair:
James O. Pinto, Phd, Oklahoma State University, Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Stillwater, OK
CoChair:
Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University, Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Stillwater, OK

Papers:
8:30 AM
5.1
Modernizing the TAF in an IDSS Era
Melissa L. DiSpigna, NWS/Eastern Region Headquarters, Bohemia, NY

8:45 AM
5.2
Potential Applications of a Convective SIGMET Climatology
Lewis M. Kanofsky, NWS, Kansas City, MO; and A. Lahr

9:00 AM
5.3
Probability of Significant Convection based on Blended Forecast
Yin-lam Ng, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and O. P. Cheung, K. Y. Yim, C. Y. Y. Leung, and M. H. Kok
Manuscript (4.3 MB)

9:15 AM
5.4
The Launch Weather Decision Support System: A Comprehensive Meteorological Package for Range and Spaceport Operations
John W. Conway, Radiometrics, Frederick, CO; Radiometrics, Boulder, CO; and K. Dill, T. Wilfong, and W. Greenwood

Handout (1.2 MB)

9:30 AM
5.5
A Wind and Thermodynamic Profiling System for Enhanced Airport Operations
John W. Conway, Radiometrics, Frederick, CO; and K. Dill, T. Wilfong, and W. Greenwood

9:45 AM
5.6
Exploring the Use of Probabilistic Guidance for Aviation Hazards at the 2023 Aviation Weather Testbed Experiment
Jack Lind, CIRA/AWC, Kansas City, MO; NCEP, Kansas City, MO; and S. J. Avey, A. E. Cross, and A. P. Korner

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