A new study published in Meteorological Applications finds that changes in the flight track patterns of aircraft flying into storms to collect observations for weather forecast models could positively impact forecasts. Differences in where data is collected within a storm changes the model forecast.
El mayor impacto podría provenir de los dispositivos de reconocimiento utilizados para medir las condiciones de la tormenta, llamados "dropsondes", que se liberan en la región de salida de una corriente de chorro, una región de vientos rápidos de nivel superior que favorecen el desarrollo de la tormenta.
For more on the story, go to https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/news/reconnaissance-flight-track-patterns/. To read the study, click on the abstract below.
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