MDCRS: aircraft observations collection and uses
August 2, 1993
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5th Int. Conf. on Aviation Weather Systems, 2-6 August 1993, pp. 317-321.
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MDCRS: aircraft observations collection and uses
Summary
The Meteorological Data Collection and Reporting System (MDCRS) was designed for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) to collect, decode, store and disseminate aircraft meteorological observations. The system, targeted primarily at improving upper air wind forecasts, was fielded in 1991.