HELIKITES FOR SCIENCE
Helikites are tethered balloon aerostats that have been used in various scientific and meteorology applications since their invention in 1993. The reason they are so popular with scientists is their ability to cope with difficult weather conditions despite being small, economical and very easy to use. Before Helikites existed scientists had no choice but to use kites that came down in no wind or very expensive balloons that were very difficult to use and would not fly in high winds.
Heikites are used by university departments, atmospheric sciences programs and commercial science organisations. They have opened up entirely new fields of research and gathered data never before collected, thereby expanding human knowledge.
Atmospheric Weather and Climate Change Monitoring
Helikites allow all scientists to easily observe and monitor the atmosphere up to cloud level from land or sea. This makes possible numerous measurements previously impossible to gather, thus improving knowledge of atmosphere, weather and climate change.
