CYGNSS technology to study the climate on passenger plane

"It's one small 45-minute flight from Kerikeri to Wellington, but potentially a giant leap for Nasa's climate science division," according to the New Zealand Herald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=12311438 University of Michigan-led satellite mission is partnering with NASA and Air New Zealand to install CYGNSS receivers on one of their aircraft. This one-of-a-kind partnership looks to study the ground to improve both forecasting of flash floods and to better understand how climate change is affecting New Zealand. CYGNSS launched in 2016 as a constellation of eight small satellites to improve hurricane forecasting. The University of Michigan-led mission is led by Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Professor Christopher Ruf: https://clasp.engin.umich.edu/people/chris-ruf/ Read more about the partnership: https://news.engin.umich.edu/2020/02/university-of-michigan-leads-satellite-mission-to-understand-climate/ ------ Watch more videos from Michigan Engineering and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/michiganengin... The University of Michigan College of Engineering is one of the world’s top engineering schools. Michigan Engineering is home to 12 highly-ranked departments, and its research budget is among the largest of any public university. http://engin.umich.edu Follow Michigan Engineering: Twitter: https://twitter.com/umengineering Facebook: https://facebook.com/michigan.enginee... Instagram: https://instagram.com/michiganenginee... Contact Michigan Engineering: https://engin.umich.edu/about/contact/ Thanks for DJ's Aviation for the Air New Zealand footage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29_CCc5qpnRaVryYIKiLeg