This was the first successful launch of an uncrewed aircraft system into a mature hurricane from a Hurricane Hunter aircraft. This so-called Coyote is a 13-pound drone with a 5-foot wingspan that measures pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind speed and direction. Important Conclusions: Data from the Coyote compared very well with other observations from […]
You can access the paper at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094715300499
The P3 and G-IV are at it again for one last flight into Karl. The G-IV will take off at 1:30PM Eastern (1730 UTC) and the P3 will follow with a 2PM (1800 UTC) take off from St. Croix. Below are the proposed flight tracks. The dots on the flight tracks (shown in green) represent the […]
OPERATIONS Saturday, 24 Sept. 2016 NOAA43: Flew a research mission into Karl. They took off around 0600 UTC (2AM Eastern) to and from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Two HRD scientists were on this flight. G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a research mission over and around Karl. Take off is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM Eastern) from St. Croix, US […]
We are still tracking Karl. It’s a stretch to fly from St. Croix but we can still gather data inside Karl. NOAA43 will take of at 2AM Eastern (0600 UTC) for an eight hour mission. Below is the proposed flight track. The dots on the flight track (shown in green) represent the aircraft turn points. […]
The G-IV jet and the P3 aircraft are gearing up to fly and collect data in and around Karl. These flights provide us with insight to the evolution of Karl. The various instruments onboard the aircraft measure different atmospheric parameters that together give us a better picture of Karl. The G-IV will take off at 1:30PM […]
OPERATIONS Friday, 23 Sept. 2016 NOAA43: Flew a research mission into Karl. They took off around 0600 UTC (2AM Eastern) to and from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Three HRD scientists were on this flight. G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a research mission over and around Karl. Take off is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM Eastern) to and from St. […]
NOAA43 took off around 2AM this morning to fly into Karl. The P3 continues to gather weather data in Karl. The data collected is used by the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. It also goes into the computer weather models to better predict the track and intensity of Karl. The P3 flies missions back to […]
NOAA’s G-VI jet and P3 will fly today to collect data in, around, and over Karl. The G-IV will take off first at 1:30PM (1730 UTC) followed by NOAA43 taking off at 2:00PM (1800 UTC). The objective for these two missions is to collect data and understand the atmospheric conditions around Karl and how the storm […]
OPERATIONS Thursday, 22 Sept. 2016 G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a research mission over and around Karl. Take off is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM Eastern) to and from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. No HRD scientists will be on this flight. NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly a research mission into Karl. Take off is scheduled […]
