Using Aircraft Radar Tracks to Estimate Winds Aloft
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In air traffic control, the wind is a critical factor because it affects, among other important variables, the amount of time an aircraft will take to reach its destination. The authors have developed a method for estimating winds aloft in which the radar tracks of aircraft are used; i.e., data beyond what are already available to terminal air traffic control are not required. The method, which has been implemented at Lincoln Laboratory, gives a useful estimate of wind fields.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007