Design and Implementation of Weather Forecasting Package for Aviation Industry (A Case Study of Imo Airport (Sam Mbakwe Airport)

ABSTRACT

Design and implementation of weather forecasting package for aviation industry is

discussed in this research work using Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri – Imo State

as a case study. With its objectives research work as follows: To help aviation

Meteorologists issue accurate weather forecasts. To enable aviation industry to

make decisions on control based on information given etc. This research work

reviews the background and general idea of weather forecasting which motivated

me to go into the research work and problems faced by the aviation industry. Inaccu-

racy issue of weather forecast the use of manual methods in weather forecast and

also in storing or keeping records and its analysis. Some of the methods used

in forecasting are as follows: Persistence method, synoptic forecasting, statisti-

cal method, synoptic forecasting, statistical method, all narrowing or suggesting

better ways of weather forecasting.

The language used in this research was visual basic 6.0 that gave the resultant

effect of design and implementation of the weather forecasting package that will

make forecasts of weather conditions faster, accurate and reliable in our society.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i

Declaration Page ii

Certification Page iii

Approval Page iv

Dedication v

Acknowledgement vi

Abstract vii

Table of Contents vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Objectives of the Study 4

1.3 Statement of the Problem 5

1.4 Scope of the Study 5

1.5 Significance of the Study 6

1.6 Limitations of the Study 7

1.7 Definition of Terms 7

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review 9

2.1 History of Aviation 9

2.2 Definitions of Weather Forecasting 12

2.2.1 Method of Weather Forecasting 13

2.3 Meteorological Data 17

2.3.1 Coverage, Scope, Users and Uses of Metrological

Statistics 19

2. Sources and Methods of Compiling Metrological

Statistics 22

2.4 Current Methods of Data Storage Dissemination 24

2.5 Weather Elements 24

2.5.1 Impacts of Weather Elements on Aviation Operation 27

2.6 Meteorological Elements that aid Weather Forecasting 31

2.7 Importance of the Package 32

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 System Analysis 33

3.1 System Methodology 33

CHAPTER FOUR

System Design and Implementation

4.0 System Design 45

4.1 System Goals 46

4.2 Choice of Programming Language 47

4.3 Program Design 47

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Implementation Method 49

CHAPTER SIX

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation 51

6.0 Summary 51

6.1 Conclusion 51

6.2 Recommendations 52

References 53