The Meteorological Information System at NHK and its Application to Weather Forecasting

Yoshikazu Higashiyama, Yoshio Deguchi

In Japan, weather forecasting and meteorological information programs for radio and television are based on data collected by the Meteorological Agency. NHK, the public broadcasting system, obtains a variety of data from the agency, including weather forecasts and information, photographs taken by weather satellite, and data collected by weather radar. NHK is responsible for broadcasting weather information with speed and accuracy by making use of this data. This article describes NHK's computerized data receiving/processing systems and its plans for the future.

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Published
1985-03
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Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J14080