Greg Foltz - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory /tag/greg-foltz/ Preparing the nation for change by studying the ocean, earth & atmosphere Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:14:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOAA_logo_512x512-150x150.png Greg Foltz - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory /tag/greg-foltz/ 32 32 NOAA Measures Hurricane Tammy from Satellites through the Sea /noaa-altius-saildrone-mission-into-tammy/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:38:01 +0000 /?p=68213 NOAA hurricane researchers successfully deployed a new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) into Tropical Storm Tammy (2023) near an uncrewed surfance vehicle, saildrone, to measure parts of the storm too dangerous for humans to go. The Altius 600 UAS was launched from the NOAA WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft by scientists from NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory during missions into the storm in coordination with the saildrone researchers and pilots.

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]]> Scientists at AOML Discover Atlantic Niño Fuels the Most Intense and Destructive Tropical Cyclones  /scientists-discover-atlantic-nino-fuels-the-most-intense-and-destructive-tropical-cyclones/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:55:27 +0000 /?p=61303 Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) found that Atlantic Niño, the Atlantic counterpart of the Pacific El Niño, increases the formation of tropical cyclones off the coast of West Africa, also known as Cape (Cabo) Verde hurricanes. The study published in Nature Communications is the first to investigate the links between Atlantic Niño/Niña and seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity and the associated physical mechanisms.

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]]> NOAA Cruise Ensures Flow of Critical Climate and Weather Data and Supports Collaborative Science /noaa-cruise-ensures-flow-of-critical-climate-and-weather-data-and-supports-collaborative-science/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:39:01 +0000 /?p=48587 Researchers with NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, and partners set sail from Bridgetown, Barbados aboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown on November 1st, 2022. Over the next 40 days, the crew and scientists recovered and redeployed key moorings in the Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA), deployed an additional mooring, and serviced two equatorial PIRATA buoys in support of the PIRATA Northeast Extension project and broader PIRATA objectives. They also conducted a number of research projects on the ocean and atmosphere that advance our understanding of carbon absorption in the ocean and atmospheric pollution.

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]]> NOAA’s Saildrone Team Wins a Department of Commerce Gold Medal! /noaas-saildrone-team-wins-a-department-of-commerce-gold-medal/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:19:46 +0000 /?p=48488 Congratulations to AOML’s 2023 Department of Commerce Gold Medal winners! AOML is proud to recognize the achievements of our outstanding scientists and staff for their vital contributions to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of NOAA.

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]]> Congratulations to the Winners of 2022 Department of Commerce and NOAA Awards! /2022-award-winners/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:45:06 +0000 /?p=41427 Congratulations to all of the 2022 Department of Commerce and NOAA Award winners! AOML is proud to recognize the achievements of our outstanding scientists and staff for their vital contributions to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of NOAA. From creative problem solving in the face of unforeseen challenges to developing innovative tools and techniques in […]

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]]> Atlantic Coast Hurricanes Intensifying Faster Than Forty Years Ago /atlantic-coast-hurricanes-intensifying-faster/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:31:07 +0000 /?p=39910 New NOAA research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, found that hurricane intensification rates near the U.S. Atlantic coast have increased significantly over the last 40 years and will likely continue to increase in the future.

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]]> NOAA and Saildrone Launch Seven Hurricane-Tracking Surface Drones /noaa-and-saildrone-launch-seven-hurricane-tracking-surface-drones/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:50:00 +0000 /?p=33540 In partnership with NOAA, Saildrone Inc. is deploying seven ocean drones to collect data from hurricanes during the 2022 hurricane season with the goal of improving hurricane forecasting. For the first year, two saildrones will track hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico.

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]]> Scientists Observe Rainfall Under Tropical Cyclones Reduces Sea Surface Cooling /rainfall-under-tropical-cyclones/ Thu, 19 May 2022 17:34:14 +0000 /?p=32094 Tropical cyclones intensify by extracting heat energy from the ocean surface, making the sea surface temperature under storms crucial for storm development. A recent study by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory found that large amounts of rain under tropical cyclones can reduce the sea surface cooling induced by them. 

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]]> Ocean Drone Sails into Category 4 Hurricane Sam /ocean-drone-sails-into-category-4-hurricane-sam/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:35:42 +0000 /?p=26599 For the first time ever, Saildrone Inc. and NOAA have used an uncrewed surface vehicle to collect oceanic and atmospheric data from inside the eye of a hurricane. On September 30th, 2021 saildrone 1045 travelled directly into Category 4 Hurricane Sam.

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]]> A world first: Ocean drone captures video from inside a hurricane /saildrone-captures-video-from-inside-hurricane/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0000 /?p=26561 Saildrone Inc. and the NOAA have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 was directed into the midst of Hurricane Sam, a category 4 hurricane, which is currently on a path that fortunately will miss the U.S. east coast.  SD1045 is battling 50 foot waves and winds of over 120 mph to collect critical scientific data and, in the process, is giving us a completely new view of one of earth’s most destructive forces.

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