Summary: The Global Hawk, a drone or uncrewed aircraft system, has been used since 2010 to gather data to improve weather forecasts. The Global Hawk can release dropsondes that measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind up to four times every second, starting at an altitude of up to 60,000 feet until it falls to the […]
NOAA’s P-3 aircraft wrapped up their sequence of missions into Hurricane Sally prior to the system’s eventual landfall along the central Gulf Coast. Tasked by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), its final flight took off on September 15 at 9:30 EDT from Lakeland, FL. Hurricane scientists supporting P-3 missions into Hurricane Sally identified the location […]
NOAA’s G-IV and two P-3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft took off from Lakeland, FL, at 1:30 PM, 10:30 AM, and 4:30 PM EDT, respectively, on September 14th for continued missions investigating Hurricane Sally’s circulation. Tasked by the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), NOAA’s P-3 aircraft each performed 4 passes through the system’s center, observing the atmospheric conditions in all […]
A very active peak in this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has prompted NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC), Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), and AOML’s Hurricane Research Division to task NOAA’s G-IV and both P-3 aircraft to investigate multiple storms in the Gulf of America and mid-Atlantic. AOML hurricane scientists will support NOAA aircraft reconnaissance missions beginning on […]
Today Hurricane scientists turned their attention to the area of storms in the tropical Atlantic, named Invest 95L. They have tentatively planned to send the high-altitude jet Gulfstream-IV (G-IV) to St. Croix on Sunday, September 13 to begin sampling Invest 95L on Monday, September 14. Their provisional plan includes collecting measurements that address questions posed […]
You can read the article at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020MS002223. For more information, contact aoml.communications@noaa.gov.
Each day hurricane scientists meet to discuss the viability of systems and the logistics needed to complete possible research goals. In today’s meeting, on Wednesday September 9, the scientists decided to wait one more day before making a decision to deploy to St. Croix or hold off for future opportunities. This week has seen an increase […]
Hurricane scientists at AOML provided guidance and data support for National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) tasked reconnaissance into Hurricane Laura, identifying critical information about the system’s location, development, and intensification. Beginning on August 20th, 11 P-3 and 6 G-IV missions were conducted, capturing the complex lifecycle of Laura until its eventual […]
NOAA’s P-3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft completed a flight into Tropical Storm Nana in the Caribbean on the morning of September 2. AOML scientists onboard the aircraft, and from the ground, quality controlled and sent dropsonde and radar data to the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) and National Hurricane Center (NHC) in real time. According to NHC, […]
