Aviation Weather

The Dubai International Airport operates thermodynamic and wind profilers in an Aviation Weather Decision Support System that combines radiometer, radar and satellite data in a WRF model for Nowcasting and automated air traffic alerts.

Real-Time Soundings

US National Weather Service -- thermodynamic soundings and Forecast Indices from NWS radiometer and radiosondes.

US National Profiler Network -- continuous thermodynamic and wind soundings, Forecast Tools and Indices from a demonstration site.

German Weather Service (DWD) -- continuous thermodynamic soundings compared with radiosondes, a numerical weather model and cloud radar. Click more under Water vapor/Clouds, then microwave profiler and then click:

  • microwave profiler - radio sonde (click back to the table for more options)
  • microwave profiler - cloud radar

NOAA ESRL -- ingests radiometer network data into MADIS and displays continuous skew-T's with Forecast Indices (select the Radiometers button in the Initial data source box and then click Java-based plot). Left-click on the surface temperature data point to display CAPE.

NSSTC -- National Space Science & Technology Center (NASA - U. Alabama) with its Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS), delivers real-time radiometer, numerical weather model, satellite, ceilometer, wind radar and sodar soundings.

NASA -- Glenn Research Center (GRC) delivers radiometer, cloud radar and ceilometer data. The GRC Icing Remote Sensing program supports NCAR Aircraft Icing Research.

Clark County, Nevada -- Las Vegas Ozone Transport Study (SLOTS) delivers continuous thermodynamic and wind soundings for state-of-the-art air quality management.

Chilbolton Observatory -- Rutherford Laboratory (U.K.) measures water vapor profiles with an MP-1500A to correct radio astronomy observations.

University of Northern Iowa -- provides real-time thermodynamic profiles and most-recent radiosonde (190-km away) comparison.