Aviation weather services : a call for federal leadership and action / / National Aviation Weather Services Committee, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817708103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 0-309-17603-4; 1-280-21069-9; 9786610210695; 0-309-59659-9; 0-585-08571-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (120 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.6
• Soggetti: Meteorology in aeronautics - United States; Meteorological services - United States; Weather forecasting - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Aviation Weather Services""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""LEADERSHIP""; ""SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT FROM HAZARDOUS WEATHER""; ""USER NEEDS""; ""NWS ROLES AND MISSIONS""; ""TRAINING""; ""DISSEMINATION OF GRAPHIC WEATHER PRODUCTS""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS""; ""THE FIRST STEP""; ""REFERENCES""; ""USAIR FLIGHT 1016â€?A SUMMARY OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD'S FINAL REPORT""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""SAFETY IMPERATIVES""; ""ECONOMIC IMPERATIVES""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Current Roles and Missions """"LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS""; ""IMPLEMENTATION BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH""; ""OMB Circular A-62""; ""FAA/NOAA Memorandum of Agreement""; ""Defining Aviation Weather Requirements""; ""Interactions Between the FAA and the NWS""; ""Effectiveness of Implementing Documents""; ""FEDERAL AVIATION ; REGULATIONS""; ""ESTABLISHING AN AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES CORPORATION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Current Services ""; ""AVIATION WEATHER SERVICES""; ""Observation""; ""Number and Location of Weather Observing Sites""; ""Pilot Reports and Automated Aircraft Weather Observations""; ""Automation of Surface Observations""""Analysis""; ""Forecasting""; ""Use of Forecasts Prepared by Private Weather Services""; ""Short-Term Forecasts/Nowcasts""; ""Geographic Resolution of Weather Forecasts""; ""Feedback from Users to Aviation Weather Forecasters""; ""Dissemination""; ""Federal Efforts to Reduce Dissemination Costs""; ""Form and Content of Weather Products""; ""Dissemination to Blots En Route""; ""Role of Air Traffic Controllers""; ""Effectiveness of Center Weather Service Units""; ""Dissemination to Airport Operators""; ""TRAINING""; ""Pilots""; ""Dispatchers""; ""Air Traffic Controllers and Flight Service Specialists""""Aviation Meteorologists""; ""Training Improvements""; ""UNMET USER NEEDS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Research And Development ""; ""FEDERAL PLANNING""; ""Research Organizations""; ""Planning Documents""; ""Planning and Coordination""; ""Multiagency Planning and Coordination""; ""Bilateral Planning and Coordination: FAA and NOAA""; ""Bilateral Planning and Coordination: FAA and NASA""; ""Planning and Coordination Within the FAA""; ""LONGER-TERM RESEARCH PRIORITIES""; ""STRENGTHENING THE RESEARCH PROGRAM""; ""Priorities""; ""Funding""; ""Leadership""""Process""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Regional Requirements ""; ""REGIONAL VARIABILITY IN AVIATION SAFETY""; ""THE ALASKAN EXAMPLE 1980 AND 1995""; ""IMPROVING REGIONAL SERVICES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 Future Roles and Missions ""; ""FUTURE ALTERNATIVES""; ""Assessing the Alternatives""; ""ROLES AND MISSIONS""; ""FAA""; ""Leadership""; ""Separating Aircraft From Hazardous Weather""; ""NOAA/NWS""; ""Private Sector""; ""DoD""; ""NASA""; ""OFCM""; ""State Governments""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 The First Step ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix A Summary of Findings and Recommendations ""; ""CHAPTER 2 CURRENT ROLES AND MISSIONS""