Evaluation of an Automatic Meteorological Drone Based on a 6-Month Measurement Campaign

From December 2021 to May 2022, MeteoSwiss and Meteomatics conducted a proof of concept to demonstrate the capability of automatic drones to provide data of sufficient quality and reliability on a routine operational basis. Over 6 months, Meteodrones MM-670 were operated automatically eight times pe...

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Published in:	Atmosphere
Main Authors:	Maxime Hervo, Gonzague Romanens, Giovanni Martucci, Tanja Weusthoff, Alexander Haefele
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Subjects:	atmospheric techniques unmanned aerial systems/drone remote sensing
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/9/1382

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