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Weather Integration and Concepts of Integration (CONINT) through

FY12

Mark Huberdeau

A Briefing for FPAWAugust 8, 2012

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Weather Integration – Definition

“…inclusion of weather information into the logic of a decision process or a decision aid such that [the impacts of] weather constraints are taken into account when the [ATM] decision is made or recommended”

(ATM-Weather Integration Plan V2.0, Executive Summary, September, 2010)

From.. the Idea – to Concept – to Plan – to Research & Engineering – to Reality into the Operational Decision Processes

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Operational Decision-Making Events

3

P Time

Strategic Tactical

-120-240-360 -45-60

Out In

Off On

Tower TRACONTRACON

ARTCC

Tower

StrategicPlanningNational

view

Flightplanning

DEPPath

Tactical TFM

Reroutes

ApproachPath

SurfaceCon-

ditions

Tactical Sector

Controller/Pilot

Avoidance

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The Operational“Actors”*

PilotDispatcherRamp Controller

GA Operators / Flight Plan Service ProvidersAOC

ATCGround ControllerLocal ControllerClearance DeliveryEn-route ControllerFLMTMC’s

4*not limited

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Airport

P Time-240-720 -45-90

Off On

TowerTRACON

TRACON

ARTCC

Tower

+Time En-Route

En-routeTactical

AdjustmentsAirport

Conditions: winds, visibility

icing, etc.

Key flightplanning period

StrategicPlanning

National view/Int’l DEP

Tactical TFMReroutes

Approachpath

ITWSAWOSASOSMETARRVRLLWSLightning

CIWSNCWFNexRad

ITWSCIWSTAFAWOSASOSMETAR

VariousWx

ModelsTAFCCFP

Prog’s ForecastCCFPTAF

CIWSNexRad

CIWSITWSMETARSAWOSASOSRVRNexRad

WX

Departure path

HDFLEX

TBOCATM

HDFLEX

ATCSCC ATCARTCC TMU

Airborne holding, flight diversionsFlight deviationsMIT managementAdjacent Center/Sector impactsRoute status

StrategicATCSCC

TacticalATCSCC

Departure stopAPREQsESP/DSPEDCTMIT/MINIT

Impactdelays

StrategicARTCC

TacticalARTCC

GAGo/no go

Ceiling and Visibilities

(Fog)CAT II/III

operations

AirportIcing ..

Snow and runway

contamination

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Airport

TowerTRACON

TRACON

ARTCC

Tower

En-routeTactical

AdjustmentsAirport

Conditions: winds, visibility

icing, etc.

Key flightplanning period

StrategicPlanning

National view/Int’l DEP

Tactical TFMReroutes

Approachpath

Departure path

GAGo/no go

Ceiling and Visibilities

(Fog)CAT II/III

operations

AirportIcing ..

Snow and runway

contamination

Dispatcher’s/Pilot’s Interest:

Gate to Gate

Controller’s Area of Specialization

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Weather Integration Concept Paper and Diagram (“Ketchup/Mustard Chart”) FY10

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Levels of ATM-Weather Integration

Level Zero – No integration

Level Four – Automation Alternatives

Level One – “On-the-Glass”

Level Two – Translation

Level Three – Impact

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Make Weather Integration Real Concepts of Integration (CONINTs) of

Weather into both TBFM and Surface Systems (Coordination drafts)