Drones Offer Alternative to Balloons For Weather Research
The U.S. company Meteomatics has created an automated weather-monitoring system that uses drones to collect atmospheric data at multiple altitudes before returning to recharge and upload their findings. The so-called Meteobase, which consists of a base station on the ground with a drone that can be launched and recovered automatically, "is highly weather resistant and keeps the drone at a…
Meteomatics, a U.S. company, has developed an automated weather-monitoring system that employs drones to gather atmospheric data across different heights before returning to recharge and transmit their findings. This system, known as Meteobase, comprises a ground-based base station capable of launching and retrieving drones automatically.
The Guardian highlights that Meteobase boasts exceptional weather resistance and maintains a comfortable temperature for the drone during its operations. It is capable of dispatching a single data-gathering mission per day, or multiple flights to monitor conditions such as fog, icing, advancing weather fronts, or other rapid changes.
According to the report, these reusable drones could serve as a more economical and controlled alternative to helium weather balloons, particularly in the tracking of swiftly evolving conditions.
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