Open AccessTowards Improving Visibility Forecasts in Taiwan: A Statistical Approach
Author(s) -
John C. Lin,
Jyh Huei Tai,
Chin Hui Feng,
De En Lin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
terrestrial, atmospheric and oceanic sciences/terrestrial, atmospheric, and oceanic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2223-8964
pISSN - 1017-0839
DOI - 10.3319/tao.2009.05.13.01(a
Subject(s) - visibility , computer science , econometrics , geography , statistics , meteorology , economics , mathematics
Reduced visibility is a major safety concern at airports leading to flight delays or diversions. The primary motivation for this study is to enhance under standing of visibility and to build a simple, practical visibility forecasting method across Taiwan in an operational setting by using readily avail able, ground-based observations