SCIENCEJul 31 · 05:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDDavid Hambling

Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research

Drones are being used as an alternative to weather balloons for atmospheric research, offering automated data collection at various altitudes. The US company Meteomatics developed Meteobase, a ground station that deploys drones to gather weather data before returning to recharge and transmit information to researchers.

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