I didn't know Panasonic where into weather forecasting!
May see more of this in the future, the private sector developing weather modelling as there is big bucks in accurate weather predictions.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/04/ ... her-model/
Panasonic have developed a weather model
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Re: Panasonic have developed a weather model
"The key is airplane data (which panasonic purchased the technology)
AirDat and now Panasonic have continued to deploy these TAMDAR sensors on airplanes flying mostly regional routes over the continental United States and, more recently, Europe and parts of Asia. As the planes take off and land, they collect all sorts of useful data for forecast models, creating a vertical profile with wind, temperature, humidity, pressure, and other information. Historically, this kind of detailed data was only available from "soundings" captured by balloons sent twice daily into the atmosphere from various locations."
AirDat and now Panasonic have continued to deploy these TAMDAR sensors on airplanes flying mostly regional routes over the continental United States and, more recently, Europe and parts of Asia. As the planes take off and land, they collect all sorts of useful data for forecast models, creating a vertical profile with wind, temperature, humidity, pressure, and other information. Historically, this kind of detailed data was only available from "soundings" captured by balloons sent twice daily into the atmosphere from various locations."
