Posted by oldtanker on January 27, 2015 at 07:21:36 from (64.118.3.75):
In Reply to: snow posted by KEH on January 27, 2015 at 05:00:00:
Basically what happened was they tried to computerize weather forecasting. Back in the 60's and 70's they launched weather balloons that went to predetermined heights and drifted with the wind transmitting back data that was then reviewed by forecasters. Now they tried to take everything the forecasters new and plug it into a computer. Then they are using ground mounted sensors and Doppler radar and feeding that to the computer to come up with a forecast. It isn't working well but has improved over the years. Right about the time they really started forecasting with computers desert storm kicked off. The military had already gone to computerized forecasting. The were several glitches in the programs and they wound up calling guys that had retired back to active duty who knew the old ways so they could conduct flight operations. That's one of the reasons that it took so long to go from 82nd Airborne's deployment to the air war kicking off. Not only did they have to get men and equipment over there they also had to bring back people from retirement for several jobs that they had decided were no longer needed.
The one thing that computerized forecasting doesn't take into effect is that it's mother nature. Man is part of that domain and can think.
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