This document presents a methodology for producing a measure of the convective wind field ahead of an aircraft using a modern, airborne, Doppler, weather radar. The processes and hardware requirements are consistent with the capabilities found in modern commercial weather radars commonly in use on commercial transport aircraft. The fundamental process is developed as well as results from ground and flight testing are described. This application appears sufficiently mature to allow its use in future NASA flight campaigns that will search for convective cells. If this application continues to perform successfully, it will be recommended to avionics manufacturing colleagues for inclusion into future commercial, airborne, Doppler, weather radars to aide pilots with flight operations and further enhance aviation safety.


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    Title :

    Process for Detecting Strong Convection Using an Airborne, Doppler, Weather Radar


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    Publication date :

    2020-08-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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