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NASA's Hurricane Hunters

The eye of Hurricane Earl from a plane
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Keywords: 
airplane, aeronautics, UAV, Global Hawk, hurricane eye
Summary: 
During the 2010 hurricane season, NASA deployed its piloted DC-8 and WB-57, and unmanned Global Hawk aircraft, arming hurricane researchers with the information needed to predict the growth and intensification of hurricanes.
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Video Description: 

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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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=18736803

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NASA