New NCAR System May Guide Transoceanic Flights Around Storms and Turbulence

NCAR is developing a prototype system to update aircraft about severe storms and turbulence on flights across remote ocean regions. The system can help guide pilots away from intense weather, such as the thunderstorms that Air France Flight 447 apparently encountered before crashing into the Atlantic Ocean.

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