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Weather Radar Networking (COST 73 Project) Final Report (Hardcover)
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Weather Radar Networking (COST 73 Project) Final Report (Hardcover)
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The principal objectives of the Project were to further the
establishment of national "operational" weather radar networks,
harmonise operations, data handling and processing to minimise the
difficulties of, and maximise the benefits of international weather
radar data exchange. To transmit the data efficiently, standardised
formats and protocols were essential. These were formulated by a
working group whose efforts were rewarded when WMO accepted their
proposal for worldwide use. A multi-national pilot project area was
established and streams of data from each of the countries involved
were merged and integrated with data from the satelite METEOSAT.
The composite image, known as "the COST image" was regularly
distributed via the global telecommunication system of WMO, the
public telephone switched network and the Olympus satelite. The
utility of the COST image was assessed for, inter alia,
short-period forecasting, aviation flight assistance, maritime
forecasting and the initialisation of numerical weather prediction
models. In all cases, the COST image was found to be beneficial. A
report containing proposed curricula for the training of
meteorologists, hydrologists and other major users of weather radar
data was sent to WMO for possible adoption as one of their standard
training manuals. As a report of international scientific
cooperation, this is a success story. All the principal objectives
of the Memorandum of Understanding were achieved both within time
and budget. It is a tale of international cooperation at its best.
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