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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Bruce L. Rose, Jr., Smyrna, GA (US);
Bruce L. Rose, Jr., Smyrna, GA (US);
The Weather Channel, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods and articles of manufacture for estimating or deriving weather observations for any given location. Using weather radar data, a correspondence between the weather radar coverage, intensity and the precipitation type may be monitored. From that, a measure of corroboration between the radar data and surface weather conditions may be established. Through radar calibration statistics and estimates of ground-based precipitation, the corroboration can be iteratively tuned, resulting in a final improved estimate of the present weather and associated meteorological fields. The associated meteorological fields may include at least one of a probability of precipitation, precipitation accumulation, precipitation rate, and horizontal visibility.