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Forecasting for hot-air balloons and airships in the Midlands of England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1999

J F P Galvin
J F P Galvin
Affiliation:
Meteorological Office, Birmingham Weather Centre, 2040 The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham B37 7YE, UK
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Abstract

The difficulties of forecasting for flights of hot-air balloons and small airships are discussed, as well as methods which may be used to improve forecast accuracy. The low-wind-speed requirements and details of weather forecasts required for safe flight are near the limits of accuracy of the forecaster, even when aided by computer models. Preparations for the briefing of balloon pilots need to be carefully undertaken.

Type
Research Article
Information
Meteorological Applications , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 1999 , pp. 351 - 362
Copyright
© 1999 Meteorological Society

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