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Method and apparatus for tracking of organized storms

  • US 5,959,567 A
  • Filed: 12/08/1997
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for predicting the motion of an organized storm, comprising the steps of:

  • a) receiving a plurality of weather radar images each being representative of the organized storm during a period of time;

    b) applying one or more image filters to each of the plurality of weather radar images to generate one or more filtered weather radar images, wherein the filter has an aspect ratio not equal to one and is substantially matched to the organized storm;

    c) providing the filtered weather radar images to an image tracker to generate an array of track vectors; and

    d) applying the array of track vectors to a selected unfiltered weather radar image to generate a predicted weather radar image of the organized storm.

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