Robots go Where Scientists Fear to Tread
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 16:14
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists are diligently working to understand how and why the world`s ice shelves are melting. While most of the data they need (temperatures, wind speed, humidity, radiation) can be obtained by satellite, it isn`t as accurate as good old-fashioned, on-site measurement and static ground-based weather stations don`t allow scientists to collect info from as many locations as they`d like.