Symposium

1st Aviation Meteorology 360° Symposium

Held alongside the Aviation Meteorology 360° Workshop, the Aviation Meteorology 360° Symposium offers a platform for sharing original research and insights on aviation weather, modeling, and forecasting technologies.

SYMPOSIUM MAIN TOPICS

1. Atmospheric Hazards and Flight Safety

  • Convective phenomena (thunderstorms, multicells or supercells, microbursts and macrobursts)
  • Turbulence (clear air turbulence, mountain waves, wind shear)
  • Icing
  • Volcanic ash clouds
  • Sand and dust storms
  • Tropical cyclones (medicanes)
  • Hail showers
  • Snow showers
  • Freezing rain
  • Squalls
  • Windstorms

2. Meteorological Decision Support Systems and Technologies

  • Interpretation and automation applications of METAR, SPECI, TAF, TAF AMD, and SIGMET
  • Next-generation satellite and radar observation systems
  • Airport weather observation systems (AWOS, LIDAR, SODAR)
  • AI-assisted weather forecasting models
  • Real-time turbulence and icing alert products

3. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Meteorology

  • Vertical atmospheric profiling using drones
  • Meteorological applications with drones
  • Micro-scale analysis and forecasting for UAV operations

4. Climate Change and Long-Term Aviation Planning

  • Changing jet stream patterns
  • Increasing frequency of severe weather events
  • Integration of climate change considerations into airport infrastructure
  • Green aviation initiatives with meteorological optimization for fuel efficiency

5. Strategy

  • Decision support systems
  • Crisis management

6. Flight Schools and Dispatching

  • 050 Meteorology
  • New techniques in training

7. Human Factor in Aviation Meteorology

  • Social implications of meteorological decisions

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