Image analysis – Applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Mancuso, Joseph (Department: 2627)
Image analysis
Applications
C382S103000, C382S107000, C382S159000, C702S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07062066
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for forecasting the likely occurrence of convective weather events, such as thunderstorms. An image filter is used to identify areas of interest within a meteorological image that are likely to contain convective weather. The image filter and an image difference processor identify sub-image regions within the meteorological image that are likely to experience a growth and/or decay of weather events. The classification filter classifies sub-image regions within the meteorological image into a number of predetermined storm categories. The meteorological images are filtered using matched filters, features within the filtered images are tracked, and the resulting track vectors are combined according to the storm classification. The meteorological image, interest image, growth/decay image, classification image, and combined vectors are processed to produce the short-term forecast.
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Boldi Robert
Delanoy Richard L.
Dupree William
Forman Barbara
Hallowell Robert G.
Guerin William G.
Guerin&Rodriguez,LLP
Kronenthal Craig
Mancuso Joseph
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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