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Friends/Partners In Aviation Weather 2002

Friends/Partners In Aviation Weather 2002. JoAnn Y. Ford Manager, Aerospace Weather Standards Division, ARS-200 Aerospace Weather Policy and Standards Staff. Installation and Commissioning 993 Federal ASOS (installed) 110 Dept. of Defense (76 Navy/34 Air Force)

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Friends/Partners In Aviation Weather 2002

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  1. Friends/Partners In Aviation Weather 2002 JoAnn Y. Ford Manager, Aerospace Weather Standards Division, ARS-200 Aerospace Weather Policy and Standards Staff

  2. Installation and Commissioning • 993 Federal ASOS (installed) • 110 Dept. of Defense (76 Navy/34 Air Force) • 313 National Weather Service • 570 FAA • 570 FAA ASOS Commissioned • New Haven, CT installed and commissioned; last of 569 FAA baseline ASOS • Naples, FL commissioned; not part of FAA baseline sites Version 2.00

  3. ASOS Preplanned Product Improvements (P3I) • Processor Upgrade • Dewpoint Sensor • Ice Free Wind Sensor • Enhanced Precipitation Identifier • Improve Ceilometer/Sensor Algorithm • Improve Visibility Algorithm • All Weather Precipitation Accumulation Gauge (partially funded) • Snow Depth/Accumulation Sensor (non-funded requirement) Version 2.00

  4. Automated Weather Sensor Developments • ALDARS (Operational at all FAA-sponsored and some NWS-sponsored ASOS sites) • Next Generation Runway Visual Range (NGRVR) interface to ASOS developed and Operational Test & Evaluation testing complete • 120 RVR long line sites planned with 72 sites operational ASOS Controller Equipment - Information Display Systems (ACE-IDS) and Systems Atlanta-Information Display Systems (SA-IDS4) • ASOS-ATIS Interface • Stand Alone Weather Sensors (SAWS) Version 2.00

  5. ASOS Configuration Control Board (ACCB) Initiatives • Change thunderstorm-reporting range thresholds for SPECIs • Develop freezing drizzle algorithm • Add max pressure to ASOS Daily Summary Page • Connect 40 NWS ASOS sites to ADAS for ITWS • Modify pressure sensor yes/no prompt • Delete RVRNO code • Modify sky condition algorithm • Compute and display wind chill and heat index values Version 2.00

  6. Deployment of ACU Processor upgrades - STATUS: 30 ACU upgrades deployed for operational testing • Total of 884 planned ACU Processor upgrades • FAA Share: $3.1 M = 570 units • NWS Share: $2.4 M = 313 units • Total Cost $5.5 M = 883 units • FY03 allocation for ASOS P3I is $3.8M - Total FAA baseline ASOS funding approx $55M Version 2.00

  7. Friends and Partners Initiatives General Discussion • Observations 5 minutes to the hour • SPECIs within 6 minutes of the hour • AOP/AAF-1 letter not yet signed - Awaiting data integration into National Airspace Performance Reporting System (NAPRS) (FAA Order 6040.15) • NWS - ASOS observations Internet availability - Current plans include different levels of access (i.e., minute by minute data versus hourly data) Version 2.00

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