Real-Time Turbulence Data

摘要

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is developing a prototype system to give airplanes real-time severe weather information as they fly over remote ocean areas. The idea is that such a system could help prevent tragic incidents like the crash of Air France Flight 447, which went down inrnthe Atlantic Ocean on June 1, presumably after encountering a thunderstorm.rn"Pilots currently have little weather information as they fly over remote stretches of the ocean," said NCAR scientist John Williams, one of the project leads. "Providing pilots with at least an approximate picture of developing storms could help guide them safely around areas of potentially severe turbulence."