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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Michael Dillard, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Santosh Mathan, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Christianson, Seattle, WA (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for determining convective cell growth from weather radar reflectivity data includes receiving first weather reflectivity values and receiving second weather reflectivity values at a point in time subsequent to receiving the first weather reflectivity values, storing the first and second weather reflectivity values in cells of a three-dimensional buffer, for each of the first and second weather reflectivity values, calculating a vertically-integrated reflectivity (VIR) value for a column of cells in the three-dimensional buffer, the column of cells being associated with a latitude/longitude position, and comparing the VIR value for the second weather reflectivity values against the VIR for the first weather reflectivity values to determine a difference in the VIR values. Furthermore, the method includes displaying a cell growth hazard indication at a weather display in an area of the weather display that corresponds to the latitude/longitude position.