Sentences with phrase «hurricane hunter»
Without satellite observations and very brave hurricane hunters, predictions would be much less accurate.
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As to the hurricane community, I have had an friendly association with one of the original hurricane hunters.
«As hurricane Harvey approached the U.S., hurricane hunters flew directly into the storm and dropped sensors to measure wind speed,» said Xiankang Dou, leader of the research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).
Scientists rely on information gathered by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve personnel who fly directly into the storms in hurricane hunter aircraft; NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense satellites; NOAA data buoys, weather radars and partners among the international meteorological services.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday evening that Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter planes found that Maria had strengthened into a storm with 160 mph (260 kph) winds.
While hurricane hunter aircraft can help determine wind speed, velocity, water temperature and other data, the fact is we often don't know why or how a storm gets stronger or weaker.
They watch radars, issue storm warnings, and command their airplane — named Miss Piggy — on airborne hurricane hunter missions.
Dr. Jeff Masters co-founded Weather Underground in 1995, and flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986 - 1990.
When hurricane hunter aircraft measured its central pressure at 940 millibars — 27.76 inches — Monday afternoon, it was the lowest barometric reading ever recorded for an Atlantic storm to make landfall north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters have begun flying into Hurricane Irma to collect data and have sent back views of the eye of the storm.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w / NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986 - 1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
No doubt New York experienced many hurricane remnants that were not identified as such before the advent of weather satellites and hurricane hunter aircraft.
The Hurricane Hunters fly into the eye of Hurricane Irma to continue to provide valuable data about the storm for weather forecasters.
He has taught weather forecasting at the State University of New York at Brockport and served for four years with the Hurricane Hunters as a flight meteorologist for NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center in Miami, Florida.
The Hurricane Hunters fly into the eye of Hurricane Irma to continue to provide valuable data about the storm for weather forecasters.
While NOAA relies on the Air Force Reserve's «Hurricane Hunters» unit for the vast majority of hurricane reconnaissance work, NOAA's own aging fleet of hurricane research aircraft also fly into and around the fierce storms with specialized instruments, such as airborne Doppler radar.
Since 2002, Peter has also worked with the Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters to deploy buoys in front of approaching hurricanes.
He has taught weather forecasting at the State University of New York at Brockport and served for four years with the Hurricane Hunters as a flight meteorologist for NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center in Miami, Florida.
One tactic they will pursue this season, Franklin said, will be to feed live radar data from NOAA's «hurricane hunter» research aircraft into computer models to see how that improves the intensity forecasts.