Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth

Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth by koolba on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:16AM (#15227421)

These images are amazing. In particular the zoom in view on the Caribbean showing the direct hit to St Martin.

> In a NOAA reconnaissance mission, a plane flew through the eye wall to gather data on the storm, recording winds of 139 miles per hour at sea level.

I don't know who the pilot is for this but he's got bigger balls than me.

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Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth by edge17 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:22AM (#15227467)

https://youtu.be/u7UWWjkpd7o - Flying through Irma's eye wall

https://youtu.be/a-SnxC-BkPo - Short documentary segment on the NOAA team

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Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth by eCa on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @12:02PM (#15228391)

You might enjoy this as well: https://www.wunderground.com/resources/education/hugo1.asp

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Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth by dsr_ on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @11:47AM (#15228242)

http://www.hurricanehunters.com/ -- The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, from the Air Force Reserve.

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Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth by jngreenlee on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:48AM (#15227680)

Any idea what the guy in the middle's job is? Looks like he watches an instrument and pulls a lever based on what he observes. Seems like something that could be automated!

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Re:Watching Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia From Above Earth by rory096 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @11:22AM (#15228009)

First guess was dropping a dropsonde[0], but watching the video and cross-checking a P-3 cockpit[1], looks like he's controlling the throttle.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropsonde

[1] https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f5/79/e9/f579e91f79ac79d91dc0...

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