Japan breakthrough could improve weather forecasts and save lives

Data collected by Himawari-8 weather satellite paired with supercomputer programme

A project harnessing data from a Japanese satellite could improve weather forecasting and allow officials to issue life-saving warnings before natural disasters, researchers say.

The project is the first time “infrared radiation luminance data” has been used to model weather patterns in areas under heavy cloud cover that would usually stymie such modelling.

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