Conducting wind speed measurements with small drones. (IMAGE)

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Conducting wind speed measurements with small drones.

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Drones are extremely useful for conducting wind speed measurements over regions where it is difficult to set up or maintain weather stations, such as the Arctic region. However, conventional measurement devices, called ultrasonic anemometers, are too bulky for small drones, raising drone costs. Now, researchers from Japan find a way around this problem, using lightweight thermal anemometers, which can be mounted on small drones for accurate wind speed profiling.

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Jun Inoue from National Institute of Polar Research, Japan

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