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by dghlsakjg 1380 days ago
I glide quite a bit, so I'm VERY interested in low level micro climate.

Is there a really no use in having higher resolution for modeling the boundary layer?

It seems like having a mountain covered in tiny barometric and temp sensors could at least validate a lot of what we think we know about the boundary layer.

I personally would love to be able to see what the temperature at the bottom and top of a given topographic feature is, as well as how atmospheric pressure is deviating from pure altitude differences.

I build instruments for gliders so I know that the sensors in our phones are capable of incredibly fine resolution. Is there really no use for billions of high resolution data points in climate science?