Data from NASA's Quickscat being used for weather prediction
Meteorologists in the U.S. and Europe have begun using wind speed and direction data from NASA's Quick Scatterometer (Quickscat) in their forecasting systems - a move that could allow hazardous weather over the oceans to be predicted six to 12 hours earlier, according to NASA. Originally launched on...
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