Recently Installed at the Dubai International Airport!

AWDSS includes a full suite of automated algorithms for generating detections and nowcasts of aviation hazards and other meteorological phenomena such as fog, thunderstorms, wind shear, microbursts, inversions, and gust fronts. These automated algorithms are either licensed from MIT/Lincoln Laboratories, McGill University and the National Severe Storms Laboratory or were developed by WDT's meteorological experts. For forecasts beyond one hour, AWDSS provides a fully integrated version of WDT's advanced mesoscale data assimilation and forecast system based on the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model, producing operational planning forecasts with high spatial and temporal frequency while being updated frequently in a "rapid refresh" mode. Included in this system are customized post-processing algorithms that take advantage of the full-resolution model output to generate a host of aviation hazard forecast products as well as general meteorological parameters.


Example display for air traffic controllers, showing a microburst alert for a storm that is impacting the airport in Dubai.

Clear, Effective Communications
The best weather information in the world is only as good as the ability to effectively communicate it to the decision makers. The AWDSS Aviation Weather Situation Display is an interactive display tool that is customized to meet the needs of the end user to prevent non-meteorologists from being overwhelmed with data and products they don't want or require. In addition the AWDSS includes a robust, efficient alert communications tool that provides instant communication of automated and/or manual alerts from the operational meteorologist to the airport operations centers. The meteorological staff has complete control over the behavior of each type of alert, such as whether it is allowed to be disseminated automatically without a meteorologist's input and whether receipt acknowledgement is required.

Flexible Solutions
WDT can customize an AWDSS specific to your airport or flight operations center. A broad range of solutions exist, from systems hosted completely within WDT's world class operational data center, to full on-site implementations. On-site installations can include new observation platforms from one of WDT's partner companies and/or can be fully integrated with existing systems, including radar, surface sensors, and a satellite image reception system. Additionally, WDT's team of scientists and meteorological software engineers can tailor and tune the latest algorithms to your data and location to ensure all of your specific aviation weather needs are met.


                         AWDSS System Integration Overview