Naval Research Laboratory
Marine Meteorology Division (Code 7500)



The MEDEX Project

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An Expert System for Forecasting
Gale-Force Winds
in the Mediterranean Region

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Project Description

MEDEX is a fuzzy rule-based system for predicting the onset and cessation of seven gale-force winds in the Mediterranean region. The rules were compiled by several meteorological experts and implemented using a commercial software package.


Project Publications

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MEDEX Tutorial

A complete tutorial discussing the use and function of MEDEX, as well as background climatology.    


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