Tracks of flights taking wind measurements for the ACARS weather reporting system. Wind direction and speed are measured at altitudes from 10, 000 metres to 13, 500 metres. ACARS is a system for transmitting data between aircraft and receiving stations. Weather measurement equipment is attached to commercial aircraft, and the data relayed and interpreted to provide accurate and up-to-date information about the conditions. Some 140, 000 observations are collected each day, with around 4000 aircraft involved. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit : | Science Photo Library / Himes, David |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property release : | Non requis |
Durée : | 9 Secondes |
Aspect ratio : | 16/9 |
Restrictions : | - |