RADIOSONDA ATMOSFERICA E METODO PER IL SUO FUNZIONAMENTO (estensione PCT: Lagrangian swarm of mini radio probes for atmospheric and environmental monitoring, and method of operation thereof)

The invention consists of a radio probe (1) for detecting air movements ( fluctuations ) within a cloud and a method of using it, wherein said radio probe (1) comprises a balloon (11) that can be filled with a gas having a lower density than an air mass around it, a container (12) attached to said balloon (11), measurement means (145) positioned in said container (12) and configured for detecting at least one atmospheric datum that represents at least one property of the air mass around said radio probe 1, and transmission means (142) configured for transmitting a signal (SM) in which said at least one atmospheric datum is encoded, and wherein said balloon (11) can generate a hydrostatic thrust having an orientation opposite to, and with substantially the same intensity as, a weight force generated by said radio probe (1), when said radio probe (1) is at an operating height.