NOAA hurricane research aircraft flies into New England Nor'easter

Article Abstract:

A WP-3D 'hurricane hunter' airplane operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration flew directly into a massive snow storm to study its structure and extreme winds. The aircraft deployed GPS dropwindsondes that took a number of important meteorological observations during the flight. Measurements showed surface pressure reading of 988 mb, surface winds of 60 mph and calm flight-level winds. The observations were taken at the height of the storm off the tip of Cape Cod in New England.

Observations, Aviation, Hurricanes, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Meteorology, Dynamic meteorology, Aeronautics in meteorology

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A plan for a shared library for aircraft processing software

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A workshop attended by scientists, engineers and programmers at the Centre National de Recherche Meteorologie from Jun. 14-18, 1993 at Meteo-France in Toulouse, France, aimed to develope a shared library that will facilitate the processing of data contained in the aircraft data software. Representatives from the UK, France, Canada, Germany and the US agreed that a shared library will improve the collection and analysis of weather data, thereby, increasing its accuracy and reliability.

Usage, Measurement, Information management, Atmospheric circulation, Research aircraft, Experimental aircraft, Weather forecasting

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Office of Naval Research analyzes hurricane Bonnie information

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The Office of Naval Research is examining data on Hurricane Bonnie which hit North Carolina in Aug 1998. The data was collected by a National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration hurricane hunter aircraft which was flown into the hurricane's path. The goals of the study are to obtain information on the wave field associated with hurricanes, its influence on hurricane evolution and the storm surge created by a hurricane as it comes ashore.

United States. Office of Naval Research, Hurricane Bonnie, 1998

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