Aeolus: Wind mapping satellite lifts off

[Gkikas LGPZ]

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45100090

[Tomber42]

This could bring a huge improvement in forecast..!

[idefix37]

@tomber42
In the BBC info that @Gkikas-LGPZ provided here above, they say
« Forecast quality is anticipated to increase by 2-4% outside of the tropics and by up to 15% in the tropics themselves »
I was expecting a little more here in extra tropical regions, but in the tropics it’s a good improvement.
https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2018/aeolus-satellite-launch-paves-way-better-forecasts

[Gkikas LGPZ]

@idefix37
Forecast quality improvement in the tropics
means better hurricane/typhoon forecasts.

[Gkikas LGPZ]

... ECMWF is impressed by the first Aeolus wind data.
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-aeolus-wows.html