Weather observation via stratospheric platform stations

Deployment of space remote sensing and weather observations network based on High Altitude Platforms (HAP) of airships or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) of aircraft has gained a significant momentum through several initiatives where space vehicles and telecommunications payloads have been researched and adopted [10, 11, 12]. This initiative is resulting in more efficient and more cost effective solutions of proposed stratospheric platforms for Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) applications. In this paper is introduced and proposed possibility of special HAP implementation as an alternative to the current satellite systems or as a complementary fast-evolving technology to improve weather observation system especially in developing countries. The advantages of HAP in relation to the weather observation, proposals of an observation framework for weather observation via HAP and its modern requirements are taken into consideration and are discussed.