Grounded aircraft affects weather forecasts
Grounding aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic has reduced the observations available for weather prediction…
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MOSAiC suspends survey due to coronavirus
MOSAiC has temporarily suspended aerial survey flights in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The flights…
Disposables drones to improve hurricane observations
A new type of disposable drone has been developed to enable scientists to collect detail…
Technique for tracking humidity through aircraft signals wins top European award
A new method that uses signals broadcast by commercial flights to detect atmospheric humidity has…
NOAA invests more than US$40m in hurricane tracking Gulfstream G550
NOAA awarded a contract to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the purchase of a new Gulfstream…
Biral visibility sensors installed at 45 Airports across China
Biral, a UK-based manufacturer of meteorological instrumentation, has completed the installation of its visibility and…
NOAA and NASA research to improve weather and air quality models for wildfires
NOAA and NASA are joining forces on a research campaign that will use satellites, aircraft,…
Vaisala signs major AWOS contract for Argentine airports
Weather observation and measurement specialist Vaisala has signed a contract with the Argentine air navigation…
Mitsubishi secures first European Doppler lidar installation at Nice Côte dAzur Airport
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been awarded a contract by Météo-France, the national meteorological service for…
Met Office signs seven-year agreement with London Heathrow
The UK Met Office has signed a new seven-year deal to provide on-site meteorologists and…