Using High-Resolution GPS Tracking Data of Bird Flight for Meteorological Observations

Jelle Treep, Gil Bohrer, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, Olivier Duriez, Renato Prata de Moraes Frasson, Willem Bouten
2016 Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS)  
baraneS, olivier duriez, renaTo praTa de moraeS FraSSon, and Willem bouTen Griffon vulture in flight carrying a UvA-BiTS GPS logger. This image provides a clear visualization of the current state of tracking soaring birds with GPS. Photo courtesy of Christian Aussaguel. High-resolution GPS tracks of soaring birds can be used to estimate wind velocity and convective velocity scale and thereby contribute to high-resolution weather observations.
doi:10.1175/bams-d-14-00234.1 fatcat:za3pmuqngrgvxhr5hexpy32qfu