Lindbergh: Better Weather Data Needed for Passenger Aircraft to Cross the North Atlantic

摘要

Anne flew over parts of the North Atlantic in 1933 to survey routes for Pan American Airways chief Juan Trippe. The Lindberghs found that North Atlantic weather was not as bad as expected, but better weather forecasts and observations would be needed to start commercial airline service. Today's airlines have higher-quality weather data than available at the dawn of commercial transatlantic passenger service, as well as improved weather models and modern observation techniques. Still, there is room for improvement - especially over the great expanse of ocean traversed by today's air carriers. This is where NextGen weather researchers come in to solve old problems with new techniques.