 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Device To Improve Weather Observations
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Jul 04, 2006 The 88th Operations Squadron's Weather Flight recently began using the new FMQ-19 automatic observation system to help them observe weather conditions at Wright-Patterson. This device gathers weather information from sensors at both ends of the base runways and presents it on a computer screen inside the weather flight office. The FMQ-19 gives the operator data on subjects such as temperature, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, precipitation in the form of snow, freezing rain, or regular rain, lightning and thunderstorms. Senior weather forecaster Jim Lane said the device was Federal Aviation Administration-approved, and in use at civilian airports around the United States. He added that the FMQ-19 automatically sends weather observations to an international database, and it allows weather station operators here more time for resource protection on base. The device is "very easy to use and very maintenance-friendly," Lane said. "Also, it has redundant, backup systems." He said that the operators and maintenance people have already been trained on the FMQ-19. John Turnbull, assistant site manager, said that the Federal Aviation Administration funded the development of automated weather observation systems in the mid-1980s, and they began operating in the mid-1990s. "We're still in the evaluation stage now and we'll move to the certification stage in late-July, early-August period, then to the operational phase," he said. "Then we'll be able to remove the old, legacy system that has rising maintenance costs." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links - Weather News at TerraDaily.com
Romania Probes Foreign Plot To Worsen Its Weather
Bucharest (AFP) Jun 29, 2006The Romanian senate has opened an inquiry into "indications" that floods that have battered the country were the result of a "metereological war waged by a foreign power," a senator said Thursday. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
