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Aviation is only one of a number of sectors of the economy, though, where accurate and timely weather information can play a key role in the safety and efficiency of commerce and the daily activity of humans. Using the same methods of nowcasting, remote sensing, fine-scale numerical modeling, and development of expert systems that have been employed for aviation, RAP is currently pursuing applications in hydrometeorology and public weather forecasts. Applications to surface transportation are underway, and in the future RAP plans to explore the needs of other weather-sensitive areas of the economy such as agriculture and energy.
The RAP staff of scientists and engineers work in close collaboration with universities, government laboratories, and other divisions of NCAR, particularly the Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division and the Atmospheric Technology Division.
The following report summarizes the scientific work undertaken in pursuit of RAPs technology transfer mission. Of equal importance to our overall endeavor, but largely not covered here, is the work accomplished with end-users regarding requirement specification, education, and training, and the engineering developments necessary to actually transfer a capability.
