Found this little tidbit while reading an article about the Cal. drought.<p>Additional info on the Sensor network SNOTEL:<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNOTEL" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNOTEL</a><p>And meteor burst communication:<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_scatter" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_scatter</a>