The Meteorological Support of the Military Parachuting

Abstract

Military parachuting highly depends on weather conditions. The most influencing weather parameters are wind speed, cloud cover and visibility. When the paratrooper jumps out, one of the most important factor is how far sweep away him the wind direction and speed and where exactly he will touch the ground. This forecast is not resolved yet. In our work, we developed a method with which the drift becomes predictable. With a program programmed by ourselves, we determined the degrees and direction of the drift. With this, paratroopers have an opportunity to determine the landing point with minimal deficiency.