Earth ID: 11663

NASA On Air: NASA's RapidScat Launches To International Space Station (9/22/2014)

Released on September 22, 2014

LEAD: NASA launched a new tool for hurricane forecasters from Cape Canaveral.

1. A SpaceX Falcon rocket is delivering a radar system called RapidScat to the International Space Station.

2. It will scan the oceans around the world, using the action of ocean waves to determine surface wind speeds and direction.

3. Hurricane forecasters can use the information for better forecasts of storm surge.

TAG: Large-scale patterns such as El Niño in the Pacific Ocean can be monitored by looking at changes in ocean winds.

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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Phenomena >> Hurricanes
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