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AWRP - Advancing Aviation Weather Forecasts and Safety

Learn about the Aviation Weather Research Program (AWRP) and its goals of reducing weather-related accidents, improving system capacity and efficiency, and delivering high-resolution weather observations, warnings, and forecasts. Explore the focused research teams and product development teams working on areas such as in-flight icing, winter weather, turbulence, and more.

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AWRP - Advancing Aviation Weather Forecasts and Safety

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  1. ato A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Aviation Weather Research Program (AWRP) Overview Briefing September 7, 2006 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

  2. 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 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

  3. Focused Research Teams Product 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 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

  4. Accurate forecasts at any altitude. 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 • Timelier and more accurate analyses and forecasts of turbulence F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

  5. Accurate forecasts of oceanic weather hazards are critical to flight safety. 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 Top Height; planned: convective products F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

  6. Aviation Forecasts NWS Aviation Weather Center ADDS Web Page F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

  7. www.ato.faa.gov AWRP web page - http://www.faa.gov/aua/awr ADDS web page - http://adds.aviationweather.gov/ F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

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