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
