MET SUPPORT FOR ATM

摘要

Aeronautical meteorological information (MET) in general plays an important role in ATM. It is well known that adverse weather conditions cause flight delays and performance losses with manifold impacts. Currently, the international air navigation system is undergoing a paradigm shift to integrated collaborative ATM systems, reflecting ICAO's vision of a secure, efficient and environmentally sustainable air transport system. This would include, for example, execution of modernisation programmes such as SESAR (Europe), NextGen (North America) or CARATS (Japan). These initiatives intend to reflect and consider modern requirements for ATM-specific weather services that serve the needs of the aviation community for accurate, high-resolution (in terms of time and space) and timely weather information in the terminal and near the terminal areas. It has been recognised and understood by the ATM community that the provision of weather information related to the approach control areas between en route and terminal sectors, including approach, departure, runway complex and taxiway, is not given as it should be.