GPS for meteorology applications in Malaysia

Mohd Hafiz Yahya, . and Md. Nor Kamarudin, . (2008) GPS for meteorology applications in Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Global Positioning System GPS is a satellite-based positioning system operated by the U.S.Department of Defense DoD. Due to its efficiency as an all-weather positioning system GP has been widely used among surveyors and engineers to address diverse applications such as cadastral surveying mapping precision farming open-pit mining structural health monitoring and earth deformation study. Recently there are strong interests mostly European countries and other developed nations towards the use of GPS for meteorology applications. Since GPS technology is yet relatively new among local weather forecasting community this paper therefore leads to a tolerable understanding through discussions and examples done by other researchers abroad.Compared to the commonly used techniques such as radiosonde water vapour radiometer and satellite imagery it is suggested that GPS is potentially capable of being further deployed as an alternative and promising tool in water vapour quantification and severe weather prediction. It is also noted that GPS through the aspect of practicality accuracy and continuity is sufficiently effective to overcome the limitation of other commonly used techniques so as to satisfy the demands of better understanding on the subtleties of environmental issues in Malaysia.

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Global Positioning System GPS is a satellite-based positioning system operated by the U.S.Department of Defense DoD. Due to its efficiency as an all-weather positioning system GP has been widely used among surveyors and engineers to address diverse applications such as cadastral surveying mapping precision farming open-pit mining structural health monitoring and earth deformation study. Recently there are strong interests mostly European countries and other developed nations towards the use of GPS for meteorology applications. Since GPS technology is yet relatively new among local weather forecasting community this paper therefore leads to a tolerable understanding through discussions and examples done by other researchers abroad.Compared to the commonly used techniques such as radiosonde water vapour radiometer and satellite imagery it is suggested that GPS is potentially capable of being further deployed as an alternative and promising tool in water vapour quantification and severe weather prediction. It is also noted that GPS through the aspect of practicality accuracy and continuity is sufficiently effective to overcome the limitation of other commonly used techniques so as to satisfy the demands of better understanding on the subtleties of environmental issues in Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. GE90 M3I61 2008 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Gps global positioning systems
AGROVOC Term:	Meteorology
AGROVOC Term:	Satellites
AGROVOC Term:	Mapping
AGROVOC Term:	Weather forecasting
AGROVOC Term:	Water vapour
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:14
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11786

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