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But surely you miss the anomalies that might exist high in the atmosphere and which are actually responsible for the violent meteorological events (such as temp
by lgeorget 8y ago
But surely you miss the anomalies that might exist high in the atmosphere and which are actually responsible for the violent meteorological events (such as temperature inversions).
- spaceheretostay 8y agoDefinitely phones can't replace all weather satellites and things - not yet anyway! But for many severe weather events that actively harm property and life, such as severe thunderstorms, can be aided with smartphone sensors. For example, barometers in phones can detect initiation of rapid convection that may lead to severe thunderstorms. In many places this rapid convection may start where there are no weather stations, and cannot (yet?) be detected by satellite.
- delfinom 8y ago>! But for many severe weather events that actively harm property and life, Fuck planes amirite?
- spaceheretostay 8y agoNo? I am not saying those weather events don't exist - I am saying that there is a very large class of weather events that happen with high frequency, and affect life on the ground significantly, and those include severe thunderstorms that could have early detection through smartphones. Planes and aviation could have major assistance in planning and adjusting to weather events if a phone network were actively in use as well. Last second info re: waiting for planes to take off due to weather delays is one of my primary frustrations. It hurts a lot of people and companies to have last-second changes to forecasts and I would like to reduce that pain point by providing further advance notice of likelihood of severe weather in an area. This can be done (partially) with phone sensors.
- lgeorget 8y agoI see. It's definitely complementary, indeed.