AVIATION METEOROLOGY: Observations, models, and operations
This session, in addition to conventional aviation meteorology procedures, will focus on automated airborne probes on UAVs and other topics related to aviation meteorology. Airports and flights are affected by the poor weather conditions including low visibilities, strong wind shear and turbulence, and heavy rain or snow. Extreme weather conditions impact sensor performance, and the ability of airborne systems to maintain flight operations are critical for flights, and specifically for UAVs. Poor weather and associated airport conditions create challenges to the aviation Industry and results in billion dollars of financial loss.

In situ and remote sensing observations of weather, prediction by NWP models and integrated systems, as well as artificial intelligence/machine learning and aviation weather decision support systems are becoming important for aviation operations and decision making. This session will bring researchers together to discuss aviation meteorological issues to reduce risk and support aviation operations.