NASA's HS3 Mission: The Dropsonde System
Dropsondes provide insight into hurricane strength by monitoring winds and their direction. They also measure temperature, pressure, and humidity in the atmosphere. NOAA physicist Gary Wick describes the Dropsonde System on board NASA's Global Hawk aircraft. For more information: www.nasa.gov/HS3
Credits
Alison Ogden:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Scientist
- Gary Wick (NOAA)
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Producer
- Alison Schuyler Ogden (NASA/GSFC)
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