Patent ID: 7714767
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G01S,G01W,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A radar system for use on an aircraft, the radar system configured to predict future storm cell characteristics and display an indication of the characteristics on an electronic display, the radar system configured to receive radar returns from a radar antenna and associated with radar scans of storm cells, the radar system comprising: processing electronics configured to: determine a characteristic of a first storm cell from the radar returns; identify at least one second storm cell, the at least one second storm cell being in the same weather system as the first storm cell; determine a characteristic of the at least one identified second storm cell; compare the characteristic of the first storm cell with the characteristic of the at least one identified second storm cell; determine a growth rate of the first storm cell; and calculate a predicted height of the first storm cell at a future time based on the comparison and the determined growth rate.