Requirement/Benefit Definition Study Leading to 4-D Meteorological Databases Linked Across Europe

Project

4MIDABLE - Requirement/Benefit Definition Study Leading to 4-D Meteorological Databases Linked Across Europe

Funding origin:

European

STRIA Roadmaps:

Network and traffic management systems (NTM)

Transport mode:

Airborne

Duration:

Start date: 01/01/1996,

End date: 01/03/1997

Status: Finished

Funding details:

Forecasts of wind in the upper atmosphere are used quantitatively for

flight planning. The calculated flight times are derived directly from the

numerical wind data, together with route and aircraft information.

Existing studies show that considerable benefits would stem from higher

accuracy of weather forecasting, such as the opportunity to carry a

smaller contingency of fuel on board an aircraft (reducing fuel use).

The objective of the 4MIDABLE project was to specify the requirements for

the meteorological aspects of operational prediction of future aircraft

position, in four dimensions. Both short-term prediction (20 minutes

ahead) and longer term forecasting were addressed, including air traffic

flow management issues. The main aspects of weather under consideration

were wind, anti-icing, fog and severe convective clouds.

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