Researchers at the University of Greenwich have developed new software using fuzzy logic to improve the accuracy of cyclone detection.
The software works by monitoring the distinct cloud patterns of cyclones, which can be identified in satellite images using pattern recognition, and then classifying their intensity using fuzzy logic.
Fuzzy logic is a theory that provides a means of interpreting things that are inprecise and variable, such as weather systems.
Fakhar Khalid, lecturer in geographical information systems and remote sensing, who developed the software, said: "This could replace existing manual cyclone identification techniques, which are time-consuming and unreliable. If the prototype is successful, the technology could be expanded to the analysis of other weather systems."
