reflected. until now meteorologists have only been able to piece together when state are using sources like weather balloons there are regions where little data has been collected like the southern hemisphere that's because a lot of it is covered with oceans making it difficult to measure. the eolus mission aims to supply the missing data the satellite will complete an orbit around the earth every ninety minutes and deliver that state her to a site in norway the aim is to improve weather forecasts worldwide scientists also hope to gain valuable insights about the climate from the data the satellites and back complex weather patterns in the equitorial pacific will be one focus in particular the so-called el nino and la niña patterns phases of a cycle that involves temperature fluctuations between the ocean and the atmosphere . they can cost droughts and crop failures and affect the formation of hurricanes in central and north america. scientists hope the wind measurements from