Launch HN: Sorcerer (YC S24) – Weather balloons that collect more data

Re:Launch HN: Sorcerer (YC S24) – Weather balloons that coll... by xd1936 on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:02PM (#41293203)

Very cool, congrats on the launch. You're spending nearly all of your time in the stratosphere collecting data, but what correlation does that have to ground forecasts? Are your "AI models" that you're producing forecasting stratosphere conditions, or more than that?

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Re:Launch HN: Sorcerer (YC S24) – Weather balloons that coll... by tndl on Monday August 19, 2024 @02:11PM (#41293307)

We cruise in the stratosphere until we gather enough solar power to descend to ground level. On the descent and descent we're collecting soundings, which is the data that's useful for all types of forecasts.

Right now we're focused on the stratospheric forecasts because that's what we know really well (and we already have some interested customers). Our data/models are great for all kinds of forecasts, including ground forecasts, and we'll quickly expand beyond the stratosphere.

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Re:Launch HN: Sorcerer (YC S24) – Weather balloons that coll... by OccamsMirror on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @12:20AM (#41296762)

Are you pairing your data with satellite observations?

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Re:Launch HN: Sorcerer (YC S24) – Weather balloons that coll... by avecchi-sorc on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @03:06AM (#41297549)

Yes, however, like with traditional forecasts, we weigh our balloon observations much higher.

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