Stephen F Kirby

US Patent:

20130117608, May 9, 2013

Filed:

Nov 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/290662

Inventors:

Stephen F. Kirby - Las Cruces NM, US

Assignee:

US GOVT AS REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY OF THE ARMY - Adelphi MD

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 32, 714E1102

Abstract:

A method and system for determining the accuracy of a mesoscale weather model comprising at least one processor having at least one input for inputting a preexisting weather model and initial weather data comprising surface level and upper air temperatures and wind conditions, and actually measured surface level and the upper-air level weather conditions; the at least one processor operating to use the mesoscale weather model to generate output data comprising forecasted temperatures, wind conditions, and predicted weather conditions; the at least one processor operating to compare the output data to actually measured data obtained when same or similar initial weather data were present and subsequent resulting temperatures, wind conditions and weather conditions were measured; and the at least one processor operating to generate an accuracy rating reflecting the deviation of temperature, wind conditions and weather conditions predicted by the mesoscale weather model as compared to those actually measured.