Wind forecast is one of the key meteorological factors required for safe aircraft takeoff and landing. In this study, we developed an artificial intelligence-based wind compensation method by learning the Korea Air Force Weather Research and Forecast ...
Wind forecast is one of the key meteorological factors required for safe aircraft takeoff and landing. In this study, we developed an artificial intelligence-based wind compensation method by learning the Korea Air Force Weather Research and Forecast (KAF-WRF) forecast data and the Airfield Meteorological Observation System (AMOS) data at five airports using Support Vector Machine (SVM). The SVM wind prediction models were composed of three types according to the learning period (30 days, 40 days, and 60 days) using seven KAF-WRF variables as training data, and the wind prediction performance at the five airports was evaluated using Root Mean Squared Errors (RMSE). According to the results, the SVM wind prediction model trained using U (east-west) and V (north-south) components performed approximately 18% better than the model trained using wind speed and wind direction. The wind correction of KAF-WRF with AMOS observations via SVM outperformed the conventional KAF-WRF wind predictions in eight out of ten cases, capturing abrupt changes in wind direction and speed with a 25% reduction in RMSE.