| 摘要 |
A method and system configured to provide a weather forecast for a selected zone is provided. The method and system is configured to receive meteorological reports and locally sensed measurements. The information is transmitted to a weather model preprocessor disposed on the device which generates an analysis field. This information is passed to the weather model which is an executable program also disposed on the device. The weather model processes the analysis field generated by meteorological reports, large-scale initialization data and in-situ sensor values to generate an initial weather forecast. The weather model updates the initial weather forecast with real-time, high-resolution atmospheric measurements to generate a weather forecast more representative of the user's zone than that available from Internet/media outlets. Furthermore, because the weather model is run on the mobile device itself, staleness of the forecast will no longer be an issue, as forecasts can be generated on demand. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system configured to provide a weather forecast for a selected zone on a mobile cellphone or tablet, the system comprising:
at least one processor for executing a local weather forecast application and a weather model, the local weather forecast application being an executable program having a weather data application, the weather data application configured to receive information from a first weather source, the first weather source providing surface reports, upper-air reports, and large-scale initialization data, the local weather data application further including a geographic input configured to select from one of a plurality of different sized zones, the weather model is configured to receive information from the first weather source and the geographic input, the at least one processor executing the weather model so as to generate the weather forecast; and a sensor unit positioned either external or internal to the mobile cellphone or tablet, configured to detect the air temperature, atmospheric pressure and relative humidity, the sensor unit transmitting the air temperature, atmospheric pressure and relative humidity to the weather model, the at least one processor further executing the weather model so as to process the surface reports, upper-air reports and large-scale initialization data from the first weather source and a selected zone from the geographic input and generate the weather forecast for the selected zone. |
