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April2003NASA/TM-2003-212172EvaluationofaDispatcher’sRouteOptimizationDecisionAidtoAvoidAviationWeatherHazardsMichaelC.Dorneich,OluOlofinboba,StevePratt,DannielleOsborne,andTheaFeyereisenHoneywell,Inc.,Minneapolis,MinnesotaKaraLatorellaNASALangleyResearchCenter,HamptonVirginiaTheNASASTIProgramOffice...inProfileSinceitsfounding,NASAhasbeendedicatedtotheadvancementofaeronauticsandspacescience.TheNASAScientificandTechnicalInformation(STI)ProgramOfficeplaysakeypartinhelpingNASAmaintainthisimportantrole.TheNASASTIProgramOfficeisoperatedbyLangleyResearchCenter,theleadcenterforNASA’sscientificandtechnicalinformation.TheNASASTIProgramOfficeprovidesaccesstotheNASASTIDatabase,thelargestcollectionofaeronauticalandspacescienceSTIintheworld.TheProgramOfficeisalsoNASA’sinstitutionalmechanismfordisseminatingtheresultsofitsresearchanddevelopmentactivities.TheseresultsarepublishedbyNASAintheNASASTIReportSeries,whichincludesthefollowingreporttypes:•TECHNICALPUBLICATION.ReportsofcompletedresearchoramajorsignificantphaseofresearchthatpresenttheresultsofNASAprogramsandincludeextensivedataortheoreticalanalysis.Includescompilationsofsignificantscientificandtechnicaldataandinformationdeemedtobeofcontinuingreferencevalue.NASAcounterpartofpeer-reviewedformalprofessionalpapers,buthavinglessstringentlimitationsonmanuscriptlengthandextentofgraphicpresentations.•TECHNICALMEMORANDUM.Scientificandtechnicalfindingsthatarepreliminaryorofspecializedinterest,e.g.,quickreleasereports,workingpapers,andbibliographiesthatcontainminimalannotation.Doesnotcontainextensiveanalysis.•CONTRACTORREPORT.ScientificandtechnicalfindingsbyNASA-sponsoredcontractorsandgrantees.•CONFERENCEPUBLICATION.Collectedpapersfromscientificandtechnicalconferences,symposia,seminars,orothermeetingssponsoredorco-sponsoredbyNASA.•SPECIALPUBLICATION.Scientific,technical,orhistoricalinformationfromNASAprograms,projects,andmissions,oftenconcernedwithsubjectshavingsubstantialpublicinterest.•TECHNICALTRANSLATION.English-languagetranslationsofforeignscientificandtechnicalmaterialpertinenttoNASA’smission.SpecializedservicesthatcomplementtheSTIProgramOffice’sdiverseofferingsincludecreatingcustomthesauri,buildingcustomizeddatabases,organizingandpublishingresearchresults...evenprovidingvideos.FormoreinformationabouttheNASASTIProgramOffice,seethefollowing:•AccesstheNASASTIProgramHomePageat•[e-mail]•FaxyourquestiontotheNASASTIHelpDeskat(301)621-0134•PhonetheNASASTIHelpDeskat(301)621-0390•Writeto:NASASTIHelpDeskNASACenterforAeroSpaceInformation7121StandardDriveHanover,MD21076-1320NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationLangleyResearchCenterHampton,Virginia23681-2199April2003NASA/TM-2003-212172EvaluationofaDispatcher’sRouteOptimizationDecisionAidtoAvoidAviationWeatherHazardsMichaelC.Dorneich,OluOlofinboba,StevePratt,DannielleOsborne,andTheaFeyereisenHoneywell,Inc.,Minneapolis,MinnesotaKaraLatorellaNASALangleyResearchCenter,HamptonVirginiaAvailablefrom:NASACenterforAeroSpaceInformation(CASI)NationalTechnicalInformationService(NTIS)7121StandardDrive5285PortRoyalRoadHanover,MD21076-1320Springfield,VA22161-2171(301)621-0390(703)605-60001TableofContentsTABLEOFCONTENTS.....................................................................................................................................1LISTOFABBREVIATIONS&ACRONYMS................................................................................................4LISTOFFIGURES.............................................................................................................................................5LISTOFTABLES...............................................................................................................................................61.EXECUTIVESUMMARY.........................................................................................................................82.INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................103.FINALEXPERIMENTALPROCEDURE............................................................................................113.1DRYRUN:LESSONSLEARNED.........................................................................................................113.1.1ExperimentalLength...................................................................................................................113.1.2MOCKImages.............................................................................................................................113.1.3InabilitytoImportWindData.....................................................................................................123.2REVISIONSTOTHEEXPERIMENTPLAN............................................................................................123.2.1TheControlCondition................................................................................................................123.2.2T