Given the advent of radar and satellite-based atmospheric measurements, do we still utilize individual weather station data? Why or why not?
Meteorologists continue to use ground stations because they are the best way to measure the conditions at a location. Satellite and radar images work by remote sensing. There are instances when the data that they measure is inaccurate or the resolution (degree of detail visible in a remote-sensing image) is not good. There is a term that meteorologists use called “ground truth”. This means that the conditions observed on the ground are accepted over any other method (e.g., satellite, radar, aerial photograph).
