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Women’s History Month with Leaders from the Hurricane Research Division

AOML Communications — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:53:38 +0000

In honor of Women’s History Month, NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) would like to recognize two of our female leaders within the Hurricane Research Division (HRD), Heather Holbach and Shirley Murillo. We talked to these incredible scientists to learn more about their leadership roles within the division and to seek out any advice they have for women early in their science career.

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AOML Scientists Play Critical Role in Success of NOAA’s Hurricane Field Program

AOML Communications — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:57:00 +0000

The active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season ended on November 30, producing 21 named tropical storms (39‑73 mph winds), seven hurricanes (74 mph winds and above), and four major hurricanes (111 mph winds and above). The year will be remembered as the third-most active on record, as well as the third costliest, causing more than $80 billion in damage.

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NOAA Hurricane Hunters Conduct Final Mission Before Hurricane Delta’s Landfall

AOML Communications — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:08:49 +0000

NOAA concludes Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) tasked reconnaissance for Major Hurricane Delta on October 9. The P-3 aircraft took off from Lakeland, FL at 5:00 AM EDT to survey the system’s circulation.

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AOML Scientists Assess Hurricane Delta’s Rapid Intensification

AOML Communications — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:21:26 +0000

NOAA aircraft reconnaissance continued for Major Hurricane Delta on October 6, capturing the system’s quick maturation overnight. P-3 and G-IV missions are scheduled every 12 and 24 hours from Lakeland, FL. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) tasked NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters to identify the location and strength of the circulation center, and to survey the atmospheric conditions nearby and ahead of Delta. Instrumentation onboard the aircraft have sampled the system’s development, revealing a 55 knot rapid intensification in just 24 hours.

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NOAA Hurricane Hunters Deploy for Missions into Hurricane Delta

AOML Communications — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:08:22 +0000

Aircraft reconnaissance operations began October 5 to investigate the location and strength of Tropical Storm Delta’s circulation. Tasked by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), NOAA’s P-3 aircraft took off at 1 PM EDT from Lakeland, FL.

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Hurricane Experts Anticipate Operations into Tropical Storm Gamma

AOML Communications — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:12:22 +0000

After a week of daily map discussions led by student forecasters at the University at Albany-SUNY, as part of AOML’s Hurricane Field Program, NOAA interest in Tropical Storm Gamma has resulted in planned reconnaissance missions starting at 5 AM EDT on Saturday, October 3.

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AOML Scientists use Hurricane Hunter Data to Analyze Gaps in Hurricane Rain Coverage

AOML Communications — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:24:26 +0000

A new study published in Remote Sensing uses radar data from NOAA’s P-3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft to determine the characteristics a satellite would need to measure the surface wind in a tropical cyclone between areas of heavy rainfall. This study finds that satellites with higher resolution can measure larger regions of heavy rainfall.

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AOML Shifts its Reconnaissance and Research Efforts to Hurricane Teddy, Reviews Hurricane Sally Data

AOML Communications — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:39:12 +0000

AOML’s Hurricane Research Division tasked all three NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft to perform science operations into Hurricane Teddy, now a category-3 tropical cyclone and still intensifying in the mid-Atlantic.

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AOML Celebrates First All-Female P-3 Science Team

AOML Communications — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:48:07 +0000

AOML hurricane researchers supported nearly all of the 50 missions NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft flew into eight tropical systems in 2018’s hurricane season, collecting data to help improve forecasts for future storms. The final flight into Hurricane Lane would make history for several reasons. Hurricane Lane was part of NOAA’s first hurricane deployment out of Hawaii, and one of those flights was led by the first all-female science crew on the flying laboratory. For Women’s History Month, we are proud to highlight this milestone and recognize the members of the first all-female science crew on a hurricane flight.

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2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour

AOML Communications — Fri, 12 May 2017 14:41:55 +0000

On May 12th, 2017, AOML oceanographic and meteorological scientists participated in the final leg of NOAA's Hurricane Awareness Tour in Miami at the Opa-Locka Executive Airport.

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