AIS «MeteoExpert» is a specialized system intended for ensuring information support of an aviation forecaster – processing and displaying of necessary meteoinformation, drawing-up forecasts of hazardous weather on the basis of computational methods, monitoring of hazardous weather, viewing and compilation of weather charts.

Used data

AIS «MeteoExpert» uses the following sources of information:

• data of meteorological stations network,
• data of radio sounding stations network,
• data of aviation stations network,
• data of an airdrome meteorological station,
• data of meteorological radars network,
• data of world forecasting centres,
• data of aircraft sounding AMDAR,
• data of meteorological satellites.

Tasks

• forecast of hazardous weather based on computational methods including those using numerical models (overall, more than 30 methods were realized),
• plotting of an aerological diagram,
• generation and transfer of an aviation weather forecast in TAF code,
• monitoring of hazardous weather phenomena (STORM, SPECI, WAREP),
• preparation of weather charts based on SYNOP/КН01, TEMP/КН04 data,
• displaying of charts in T4 code,
• compilation of prognostic charts based on data in GRIB code,
• compilation of significant weather charts (SIGWX) at the middle and upper levels based on data in BUFR code,
• compilation and transfer of significant aviation weather charts (AWC),
• compilation and transfer of prognostic charts of minimum QNH,
• displaying data on airdrome weather,
• displaying data on aviation weather,
• displaying data on aircraft sounding AMDAR,
• display of radar data

Completing units

AIS «MeteoExpert» is based on a personal computer meeting the installation requirements of WINDOWS XP and higher operating systems, with a printer, a set of equipment for operating communication channels and connection to local network. AIS «MeteoExpert» can have access to external networks via its serial ports outfitted with telecommunications equipment or via MSC «MeteoTelex».

It is possible to complete the system taking into account the needs and possibilities of a specific airport.

Types of displaying information

Weather map
Significant weather map SIGWX
GRIB map

Thunderstorm forecast (IRAM method)
Storm information WAREP
Meteogram

Communication channels

Data can arrive via specialized networks – a network of global telecommunications system of WMO (MECOM network), a network of fixed line aviation communications (AFTN), via a satellite channel of SADIS system, via MITRA satellite channel and local computer network.

Certificates

Development of the system proceeds in accordance with modern development trends of aviation meteosupport technologies and recommendations and requirements of ICAO and WMO. Customized software (CSW) «MeteoExpert» meets the requirements of ICAO group on operation of SADIS SADISOPSG. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/sadis/software.

Installations

The first AIS «MeteoExpert» was installed in 1995. As of 1 May 2017, 60 AMC and CAMS were installed in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.