ABSTRACT:The meteorological and oceanographic conditions are crucial for the successful launch of aerospace vehicles. However, the decision-making process using environmental information is a complex problem, since it depends on a constant review of current and future weather conditions. To understand this process in the Brazilian Space Program (BSP) context, this paper aims to be the first attempt to map out the systemic view of applied meteorology for the launch missions of aerospace vehicles. Various Brazilian stakeholders were interviewed and their perspectives were analyzed by using a problem structuring method known as Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA). With this approach, it was possible to identify different concepts in each group of respondents regarding the current situation of Aerospace Meteorology. One particularly relevant result was identified: weather forecast is not merely a tool to be used to modify the chronology of a mission and to fully provide support in decision-making during the rocket launches in Brazil. Furthermore, the paper shows that the Aerospace Meteorology needs to improve technical processes and to develop a weather decision support system with decisionmakers' preferences regarding the uncertainty in weather forecasts. SODA has shown to be a support tool to understand the real situation of meteorology for the launch of aerospace vehicles and appropriate to aid in future planning in the BSP.
Estima-se que somente nos últimos quatro anos cerca de 5 milhões de brasileiros tenham sido atingidos por desastres naturais. Além do prejuízo financeiro, tem-se como principais consequências o impacto social negativo e o elevado número de vítimas fatais, os quais deveriam ser minimizados por intermédio do poder público. Esse último, contudo, mostra-se limitado para tal em decorrência de inúmeros infortúnios que, de modo geral, ainda não foram corretamente detectados. Nessa direção, visando à adequada estruturação da situação problemática em tela, lançou-se mão do método Strategic Options Development and Analysis. A partir de então, foi possível mapear o Sistema de Defesa Civil do Estado de São Paulo, o que viabilizou a identificação de diversos óbices e o estabelecimento de uma compreensão abrangente acerca dele. Com isto, espera-se que os resultados encontrados sirvam como ponto de partida para a realização de futuras pesquisas que visem ao desenvolvimento de soluções para os problemas supracitados.
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