The invention relates to a 
wind field gradient measuring method. A lifting 
rope is suspended at the lower end of an 
aerostat, and a hanging ball is suspended at the 
tail end of the lifting 
rope. The change of the lifting 
rope along with time is not considered, and the measuring method comprises the following steps: 1, the hanging ball moving under a 
wind field load; meanwhile, the lifting rope being driven to move, taking any point U on the lifting rope; establishing a rectangular plane coordinate 
system by taking the fixed end point of the lifting rope as an original point 0, the initial balance position of the lifting rope as a Y axis, the vertical upward direction as a 
positive direction, the direction vertical to the Y axis as an X axis and the horizontal rightward direction as a 
positive direction, and detecting an included angle theta between the lifting rope at a U point and an OX axis or a tensile force T1 borne by the lifting rope at the U point. The method does not need a large amount of 
electric energy consumption, replaces a traditional 
wind speed detection instrument with a model calculation mode, is high in precision and reliability, can effectively measure the gradient of the high-altitude 
wind field in a low-energy-consumption, long-term and high-precision mode, and can be used for controlling the airship to stay at a low-wind-speed height and reducing 
energy consumption.