Seven Small Satellites Reimagining How We See Weather

摘要

It's seven o'clock on a gray Wednesday morning. As you stretch and yawn yourself awake, you reach out to grab your phone and open a weather forecast that's filled with sun, cloud, rain, or snow icons. These brightly colored images help you decide if you should wear extra layers, put on rain boots, or pack your sunglasses as you start planning your day. To improve and help sustain weather forecasts in the future, researchers across the world are shrinking existing sensors and creating new technology to observe weather from satellites smaller than a shoebox.