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HRD Seminar – Kelly Ryan, CIMAS and AOML/HRD, Tucson, AZ – 28 October 2016

Posted on November 20, 2016 by

Kelly Ryan presented a seminar titled  “OSSE Evaluation of the Impact of Aircraft Observations on Hurricane Analyses and Forecasts” at the University of Arizona. A copy of the presentation is available on the anonymous ftp site: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/hrd/blog/seminars/2017/Ryan_UA_seminar_Oct2016.pdf

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HRD Debrief for missions into Hurricane Matthew – 20 October 2016

Posted on October 23, 2016 by

HRD researchers discussed the results from the 9 P-3, 9 G-IV, and 3 Global Hawk missions into Hurricane Matthew (30 September to 8 October 2016). The agenda for the discussion was: Slides from the debrief are available at: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/hrd/blog/meetings/2016/HFP/MatthewDebrief_10202016.pptx

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Joe Cione and Frank Marks talk to Scientific American about flying through hurricanes and the data they collect

Posted on October 9, 2016 by

Read about it at https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-matthew-monitors-fly-into-the-belly-of-the-beast/.

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Hurricane Field Program Update – Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 11AM Eastern

Posted on October 9, 2016 by

OPERATIONS Sunday, 9 Oct. 2016 G-IV: No flights scheduled. NOAA43: Was scheduled to fly Tail Doppler Radar missions into Matthew with take off times of 0600 UTC (2:00AM) and 1800 UTC (2:00PM). These flights are cancelled. Global Hawk: Is scheduled to land at NASA’s Armstrong Research … Continue reading →

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Joe Cione talks to Quartz about the Coyote

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

Read the article at http://qz.com/803994/a-lightweight-drone-is-investigating-hurricane-matthew-by-flying-into-the-eye-of-the-storm/.

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Hurricane Field Program Update – Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 11AM Eastern

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

OPERATIONS Saturday, 8 Oct. 2016 G-IV: No flights scheduled. NOAA43: Flew a Tail Doppler Radar mission into Matthew. They took off around 0600 UTC (2:00AM) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Three HRD scientists were on this flight. NOAA43: Is scheduled fly a Tail … Continue reading →

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NOAA’s hurricane hunter aircraft hunts again for Hurricane Matthew

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

The NOAA43 hurricane hunter aircraft continues to track Matthew. The P2 will conduct two flights today. The first flight takes off at 2AM Eastern (0600 UTC) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Later this afternoon NOAA43 will take off at 3PM Eastern (1900 UTC). … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Field Program Update – Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 11AM Eastern

Posted on October 7, 2016 by

OPERATIONS Friday, 7 Oct. 2016 G-IV:  Flew a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off was at 0530 UTC (1:30AM Eastern) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. No HRD scientists were on this flight. NOAA43: Was scheduled for a Tail Doppler Radar … Continue reading →

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Joe Cione talks to Bloomberg News about possibly using the Coyote in Hurricane Matthew

Posted on October 7, 2016 by

You can read the article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-07/forecasters-can-see-hurricane-matthew-s-damage-before-it-happens.

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The Global Hawk will also fly over Hurricane Matthew to gather data

Posted on October 6, 2016 by

As part of NOAA’s Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) field campaign the Global Hawk is scheduled to fly tonight for a 24-h mission over Hurricane Matthew. The Global Hawk will take off at 7PM Pacific (10PM Eastern) from NASA’s Armstrong … Continue reading →

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