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Hightlights of Missions into
Hurricane Teddy 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 to Tuesday, September 22, 2020

NOAA completed 3 OAR-tasked G-IV missions and 5 P-3 missions (tasked by a combination of OAR, NESDIS, and NHC) into Hurricane Teddy.

The majority of missions were conducted from St. Croix, USVI with one from Patuxent River, MD.

CIMAS/HRD scientists were on board and provided remote support from the ground. Maintenance and pandemic-related issues cancelled two planned missions (one G-IV and one P-3) and shortened one P-3 mission.

Collaborative Institutions

  • Canadian Hurricane Centre
  • Colorado State University
  • Florida State University
  • NOAA/NESDIS
  • NOAA/NWS
  • Office of Naval Research / Naval Research Laboratory
  • Purdue University
  • Stanford University
  • UCAR
  • University at Albany
  • University of Miami
  • US Air Force / CARCAH

Experiments Conducted

  • Convective Burst Module
  • Eye/Eyewall Mixing (rapid dropsonde release)
  • Gravity Waves
  • Ocean Survey (ALAMO floats, drifters and AXBTs)
  • Rainband Complex Survey
  • Surface Wind Speed and Significant Wave Height Validation
  • Synoptic Surveillance
  • Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Cycle
Last updated: January 19, 2021
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