MERLIN Hurricane Tracking Tool - version 1.7c
(EGA or better color monitor required!)
INTRODUCTION - MERLIN is an easy-to-use hurricane/tropical storm tracking
tool that provides the user with current information about the selected
storm, in an easy to understand text report and five tracking maps. MERLIN
Advisories contain information that is built from input by the user, great
circle calculations, RatIo Tracking Algorithm (RITA) mathematical modeling,
and neural network decisions based on a trained network (artificial
intelligence). MERLIN Advisories are viewed on-screen with an option to print
a MERLIN Report. MERLIN's Review mode, allows you to page backward and
forward thru previous MERLIN Advisories. What-If scenarios are quickly
generated by choosing an alternate tracking location from a pop-up menu.
Historical information can be generated on-screen in the form of a MERLIN
History with storm statistics automatically calculated. MERLIN's philosophy
is that you should concentrate more on where the storm could go, than on where
it has been. A 12 HOUR PROJECTION OF TREND is automatically calculated every-
time you update the MERLIN Advisory. MERLIN can also display the National
Hurricane Center 12 - 72 Hour Forecast/Outlook. The registered version of
MERLIN will plot the selected storm's wind field on MERLIN's tracking maps, if
that information is entered.