«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).
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 Doppl
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 Doppl
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 Doppl
hurricane research aircraft also
fly into and around the fierce storms with specialized instruments, such as airborne Doppler radar.