Availablewhether

Availablewhether is a neologism used in discussions of weather data accessibility to describe the degree to which weather-related information is available for a given context. The term fuses "available" and "weather," and is typically used in data quality, API design, and information architecture discussions rather than in meteorology itself.

Definition and scope: It refers to the practical accessibility of weather data from a source at a particular time and place, considering factors such as data licensing, API uptime, latency, coverage, and historical records. It may cover real-time observations, forecast data, historical archives, and radar/remote sensing products.

Measurement: Availablewhether can be described by metrics such as uptime percentage, data latency (time between observation and delivery), spatial coverage, data completeness (percentage of expected fields present), licensing freedom, and throughput. A high availablewhether implies prompt, comprehensive access with permissive licensing.

Applications: In software engineering and data science, availablewhether informs API design decisions, data contracts, and service-level agreements. For researchers, it helps assess suitability of data sources for time-sensitive analyses or disaster response. Limitations include variability across providers and the lack of standard definition.

See also: Weather data, weather APIs, data availability, data quality, data latency.