A legacy of knowledge: Meteorology and Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil

Abstract

During the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTIC)made available to the Olympic Games organization a meteorological monitoring infrastructure for the preparation of the event and the conduct of the events. Advanced weather systems and supercomputing capabilities coupled with the modeling expertise of scientists have resulted in predictions with a high degree of accuracy. The data, provided with punctuality and precision, contribute information to the search for the best performance of an Olympic athlete, within the environmental climatic conditions of the event.