Aerospace Instrument-Making Annotation << Back THE USE OF UNMANNED HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL TOOLS IN APPLIED RADIO METEOROLOGY A.G. Gorelik, A.V. Nikolayev, N.M. Sitnikov, I.I. Chekulaev, V.A. Zhuravleva The issues of operation information obtaining using unmanned hydrometeorological tools are discussed. This information will be used with radar method for ultra-short and short-term weather forecasts. It was noted that on the basis of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), easy-to-use and relatively inexpensive hydrometeorological tools can be created. These tools can be used to measure the spatial distributions of meteorological parameters of the atmosphere and to obtain information that increases the probability of recognition of dangerous weather phenomena and the accuracy of measuring parameters of hydrometeors by radar stations. The authors propose new methods for obtaining meteorological information using unmanned aerial vehicles which can improve the accuracy of weather data obtained by the radar methods. The directions of further research and development are determined. The results of studies and developments of new means of meteorological support are discussed. Measurements of the vertical distributions of some atmospheric parameters using UAVs are presented. The expected effect of the use of unmanned hydrometeorological tools on the state monitoring network is to improve the quality of interpretation of meteorological radar data. Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle, meteorology, troposphere, atmospheric boundary layer, atmospheric sounding means, radar information. DOI: 10.25791/aviakosmos.08.2020.1175 Pp. 51-58.