VISIT: Meteorological Interpretation Blog

J. Braun Presented by Don Moore, from the NOAA/NWS WFO in Billings, MT, his presentation titled “Use of Satellite Data at National Weather Service Forecast Offices” has both great foresight and hindsight in the use of GOES data for operational use at the NWS Weather Forecast Offices. Satellite data, particularly from GOES, has long been an important Continue Reading

J. Braun Presented by Steven Silberberg, AWC/NCEP, Kansas City, MO – at the 5th GOES Users Conference in January of 2008. The Aviation Weather Center (AWC) makes extensive use of GOES imagery in its forecast operations. AWC forecast operations include a continuous meteorological watch world-wide for aviation weather such as: cloud type, bases, and tops; low Continue Reading

J. Braun United Airlines operates flights daily over the top of the world. There are many safety and regulatory requirements which must be taken into consideration when planning these operations. Standard aviation weather analysis no longer covers the many variables that are associated with polar operations and reliance on many other sources of information are Continue Reading