Pronóstico de engelamiento de aeronaves en la región de información de vuelos de Cuba

Aircraft icing forecast in the flight information region of Cuba

Abstract

The supply of the meteorological information to aviation is related with the flight safety. Because of international agreements, each State has assigned a Flight Information Region (FIR) for the control of the flights and its associated meteorological offices are responsible for the surveillance of its weather conditions, emitting the corresponding alert, when dangerous weather conditions are presents or it is forecast to be produced. Icing over the aircrafts surfaces and other parts of it, is one of these phenomena that affect, not only the safety, but also the flight efficiency. Several methods of icing forecast have been developed in the medium and high latitudes, but not for the tropics.  In this work it is analyzed the application of those different forecast methods in tropical environment, using the prediction system developed by the Cuban Meteorological Institute, obtaining satisfactory results, with the possibility to improve it.