Hurricane Forecasters Using UAVs To Predict When Storms Will Intensify Written 3 September 2019
3 September 2019
The Washington Post reported that NOAA scientist Frank Marks “and his team have been experimenting with...specialized drones that can fly around a hurricane’s eye and sophisticated plane-mounted radar units that can measure wind motion, all to better understand what happens inside the storm during intensification.” The aircraft-launched UAVs “can fly...for up to an hour or more gathering data before the battery runs out or the storm destroys them.” (Image: NASA's Global Hawk used for hurricane investigations | NASA)
Full Story (Washington Post)
The Washington Post reported that NOAA scientist Frank Marks “and his team have been experimenting with...specialized drones that can fly around a hurricane’s eye and sophisticated plane-mounted radar units that can measure wind motion, all to better understand what happens inside the storm during intensification.” The aircraft-launched UAVs “can fly...for up to an hour or more gathering data before the battery runs out or the storm destroys them.” (Image: NASA's Global Hawk used for hurricane investigations | NASA)
Full Story (Washington Post)