用气象气球研究风

Rocky Garcia and Wesley James prepare a weather balloon to collect wind data at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on July 20, 2023. Researchers measured wind at altitudes below 2,000 feet using drones, sensors, weather balloons, and other technology during the Advanced Exploration of Reliable Operation at Low Altitudes: Meteorology, Simulation and Technology campaign. This information could fill knowledge gaps to resolve wind and weather unknowns that could hinder Advanced Air Mobility flights and to improve weather forecasts.

Image Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas

2023年7月20日，洛基·加西亚和韦斯利·詹姆斯在NASA位于加利福尼亚州爱德华兹的阿姆斯特朗飞行研究中心准备一个气象气球来收集风的数据。在“低空可靠运行高级探索:气象、模拟和技术”活动中，研究人员使用无人机、传感器、气象气球和其他技术测量了2000英尺以下高度的风。这些信息可以填补知识空白，解决可能阻碍先进空中机动飞行的风和天气未知问题，并改善天气预报。

影像来源：NASA/Carla Thomas