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Global meteorological data facility for real-time field experiments support and guidanceA Global Meteorological Data Facility (GMDF) has been constructed to provide economical real-time meteorological support to atmospheric field experiments. After collection and analysis of meteorological data sets at a central station, tailored meteorological products are transmitted to experiment field sites using conventional ground link or satellite communication techniques. The GMDF supported the Global Tropospheric Experiment Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment (GTE-ABLE II) based in Manaus, Brazil, during July and August 1985; an arctic airborne lidar survey mission for the Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) experiment during January 1986; and the Genesis of Atlantic Lows Experiment (GALE) during January, February and March 1986. GMDF structure is similar to the UNIDATA concept, including meteorological data from the Zephyr Weather Transmission Service, a mode AAA GOES downlink, and dedicated processors for image manipulation, transmission and display. The GMDF improved field experiment operations in general, with the greatest benefits arising from the ability to communicate with field personnel in real time.
Document ID
19880012224
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Shipham, Mark C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA., United States)
Shipley, Scott T. (ST Systems Corp. Lanham, MD., United States)
Trepte, Charles R. (SASC Technologies, Inc. Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1988
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-4023
L-16391
NAS 1.15:4023
Accession Number
88N21608
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 665-45-20-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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