CPC B64D 15/20 (2013.01) [G01S 13/953 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A system configured to mount on a vehicle, the system comprising:
a receiver configured to receive temperature data for a region of airspace from a data source external to the vehicle,
wherein the region of airspace includes a location; and
wherein the location is a point in space defined by a latitude, a longitude, and an altitude; and
processing circuitry configured to:
determine one or more moisture values for the region of airspace based on radar returns received by a weather radar onboard the vehicle;
determine a freezing altitude for the latitude and the longitude of the location based on the temperature data received from the data source;
determine a potential for icing at the location based on the one or more moisture values for the location, and further based on the temperature data received from the data source by:
determining that a difference between an altitude of the location and the freezing altitude for the location is less than a threshold altitude difference; and
determining that a moisture value associated with the location is greater than a threshold level; and
generate an output based on the determined potential for icing at the location.
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