Weather forecasting system and methods
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRichard M. HAAS, Randy S. JOHNSON, Tedrick N. NORTHWAY, William H. RINCKEL
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Abstract
An approach for forecasting local weather patterns. The approach includes a method that includes receiving, by at least one computing device, images that include weather related information. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes analyzing, by the at least one computing device, the images to determine a motion of the particular types of weather phenomena. The method includes determining, by the at least one computing device, a weather forecast based on the analyzed images and the motion of the particular types of weather phenomena.
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A method, comprising:
- analyzing, by at least one computing device, weather maps to determine constant weather features at at least a first sensor location, which includes a sensor, and a second sensor location, different from the first sensor location, which includes an additional sensor,
- wherein:
- the analyzing is performed at different points of time and evolving weather features at the first and second sensor locations at the different points of time, and
- the additional sensor is a sensor which was present within an area covered by the initial search, which was off-line during the initial search.
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