Quality assessment of automatic detection of Cumulonimbus clouds based on
weather radar data
Instruments are now so precise that radar observations can spot a single bee at about 30 miles away, and scientists can combine thermal imaging cameras, acoustic monitoring devices and small portable radars with
weather radar data to get a complete picture of a region's ecology.
Not exact matches
These mobile,
radar - equipped
weather stations — along with weighted probes bearing anemometers, thermometers, and cameras that can be placed in a tornado's path — allow scientist chasers to gather valuable
data on the formation and internal structure of twisters.
«These scientists combined citizen science observations with
data from
radar, satellites and
weather predictions to understand the cues birds use in their migrations across continents,» said Liz Blood, program director in the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research through NSF's MacroSystems Biology Program.
«Novel
data sources from the
weather surveillance
radar network and the eBird citizen science database enable development of a migration phenology index that can be used to answer this question in future studies.»
The OU study conducted in the eastern United States uses two novel
data sources,
weather surveillance
radar and eBird citizen science
data, to build indices of bird migration timing.
Modern
weather radar contains even more information than 1995 systems did, he notes — and farmers can use that
data to their advantage.
When combined with
radar and other satellite
data, GLM
data may help forecasters anticipate severe
weather and issue flood and flash flood warnings sooner.
EWeLiNE combines these
data with other atmospheric observations — from ground - based
weather stations,
radar and satellites — and sophisticated computer models predict power generation over the next 48 hours or so.
At the meeting, Frick and her colleagues described a new Web portal, called Surveillance Of Aeroecology using
weather Radar, that makes using radar data much easier for biolog
Radar, that makes using
radar data much easier for biolog
radar data much easier for biologists.
Data comes from various sources, including observations,
weather stations at airports, Doppler
radar and satellite imagery, National
Weather Service bulletins, and even tidal gages.
This
data is used in conjunction with ultrasonic sensors, a forward - facing camera and forward
radar to build up a clear picture of the road ahead, traffic conditions, surfaces and movement in all
weathers and all levels of visibility.
3D maps with terrain and building
data are very cool features when you're on the showroom floor, and the
weather forecasts with
radar maps are also great eye candy.
The system has a full VGA high - resolution 8 - inch color display, uses navigation
data stored on a built - in 60 GB hard disk drive (HDD) for impressively quick operation and includes AcuraLink Real - Time Traffic with Traffic Rerouting ™ along with the AcuraLink Real - Time
Weather ™ with
weather radar image maps.
Forecasts, wind models, satellite and
radar images, tide and current conditions and even
data streamed from
weather buoys are all available through links to various web services.
A national center is appropriate to host major super computers,
data centers, instrumented aircraft,
radars and other instruments, community
weather and climate models, and teams of scientists working together on large problems that are difficult to do in single universities.
Rainfall rates derived from satellite
data have a long legacy in operational
weather forecasting because their information complements ground observations such as
weather radar and rain gauges.
That means faster load times for
weather along with secondary screens like forecast
data and
radar — though the latter still suffers a bit on initial load due to actively downloading imagery from the internet.