Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that their first-ever wind mapping satellite, Aeolus, has safely deployed into orbit. Aeolus is the first satellite to measure global wind patterns directly from space, and it will provide data that could revolutionize the way we understand and predict weather patterns. This could mean more accurate forecasts, and more importantly, the ability to better prepare for extreme weather events. Aeolus was launched from French Guiana earlier this month, and its mission is to measure winds in the lowermost 30 km of Earth’s atmosphere. This could help us better understand the Earth’s climate and environment. It will also give us valuable information on air quality, which could be used to improve air pollution forecasts.

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source: Phys.org