Earth  ID: 10655

NASA Hurricane Hunters

Released on September 27, 2010
During the 2010 hurricane season, NASA deployed its piloted DC-8 and WB-57, and unmanned Global Hawk aircraft in a massive effort to collect as much data as possible, arming hurricane researchers with the information needed to predict the growth and intensification of hurricanes.
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Credits

Tyler Chase (UMBC): Lead Animator
Michael Lentz (UMBC): Animator
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Video Editor
Rich Melnick (HTSI): Video Editor
Erica Drezek (HTSI): Narrator
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Producer
Ramesh Kakar (NASA/HQ): Scientist
Scott Braun (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jeff Halverson (JCET UMBC): Scientist
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Videographer
Jane Peterson (University of North Dakota): Videographer
Brooke Harris (UMBC): Writer
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Keywords:
SVS >> DC-8
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
SVS >> Hurricane Katrina
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> GRIP
SVS >> Global Hawk
SVS >> WB-57
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0