System and method for detecting and displaying wind shear
First Claim
1. A method of processing meteorological data to determine the location of wind shear, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving meteorological data corresponding to a geographic area, said meteorological data comprising a plurality of components of data; and
comparing adjacent components of data to determine the location of gate-to-gate wind shear affecting the geographic area.
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Abstract
A computer based method of detecting and displaying rotational wind shear. Radial wind velocities within first and second adjacent gate sweeps produced by a radar system are detected in a predetermined geographic area, and are compared at points of equal radial distance from the radar system. The radial location of gate to gate wind shear at positions between the radar system and the boundary of the radar systems range are identified and compared to a predetermined threshold wind velocity value to determine the location of high priority gate to gate wind shear. The high priority gate to gate wind shear is then graphically displayed relative to its geographic location on a graphical representation of the predetermined geographic area. A computer based system for detecting and displaying rotational wind shear is also disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of processing meteorological data to determine the location of wind shear, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving meteorological data corresponding to a geographic area, said meteorological data comprising a plurality of components of data; and
comparing adjacent components of data to determine the location of gate-to-gate wind shear affecting the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for processing meteorological data to determine the location of wind shear, said system comprising:
a central processing unit configured to receive radial wind velocity data from a radar source having an area of coverage, said central processing unit instructed to divide the area of coverage into a plurality of adjacent radar gate sweeps and to compare the radial wind velocities of adjacent radar gate sweeps to determine the velocity difference between the adjacent radial wind velocities. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of indicating a location of wind shear, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving radial wind velocity data;
processing said received radial wind velocity data to identify the location of wind shear; and
associating a shear marker with the location of the wind shear. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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