They are transmitted in real time to forecasting organisations around the world, including the National Weather Service. The amount of data from aircraft has also increased in recent months as air travel has picked up, the agency said. Flights by cargo aircraft were not as affected. They compared the errors that resulted to those if the model included no aircraft data. “We had to look to see if 80% gives 80% of impact,” Benjamin said.

Source: bd News24 October 30, 2020 08:26 UTC