By studying meteorological and climatic phenomena as closely as possible

Thanks to the knowledge accumulated by Météo-France researchers, certain regions will be able to better adapt economically to the vagaries of the climate, and certain sectors, such as the aeronautics industry, will be able to cope more effectively with weather events such as fog.

Analysis of cyclones and their economic impacts: two measurement campaigns by drone in the Indian Ocean

The National Meteorological Research Centre (CNRM, Météo-France/CNRS) and the Atmosphere and Cyclones Laboratory (LACy, Météo-France/CNRS/University of Reunion Island) launched a campaign of meteorological measurements by drone from Reunion while cyclone Joaninha was making its way through the Indian Ocean. A first campaign had already been conducted in February 2019. These campaigns are part of two research projects: ReNovRisk, a major research programme to analyse the hazards associated with tropical cyclones and their impacts on the economic development of the region; and Miriad, which aims to develop a drone-acquisition system in the lower atmosphere.

Fog forecasting in the air sector

Given the stakes that fog situations represent for air traffic, Météo-France has initiated a specific R&D action on fog observation and forecasting. A scientific campaign dedicated to the observation and improvement of fog modelling was conducted during the winter of 2019-2020. The results of this campaign will be used to evaluate the contribution of a hectometric version of its Arome model for fog forecasting.

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