Eastern Atlantic Recon?

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Eastern Atlantic Recon?

#1 Postby NONAME » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:24 pm

I heard that the NHC are going to have Recon in the Eastern Atlantic Soon. If so where would they be based at and when would they first be available
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#2 Postby Derek Ortt » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:27 pm

NHC will not have anything in the E Atlantic

NASA will have some high altitude aircraft at the CV Islands this week
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#3 Postby NONAME » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:45 pm

What will nasa have them there for.
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#4 Postby Derek Ortt » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:05 pm

a research mission
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#5 Postby Scott_inVA » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:08 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:a research mission


Might be a bit off on dates, but believe NASA is there 8/15-9/15 on a previously scheduled research mission.

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#6 Postby Jim Hughes » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:17 pm

NONAME wrote:What will nasa have them there for.


Well somebody has got to find all these missing storms that were forecasted. So it might as well be them.
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#7 Postby StormsAhead » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:17 pm

NONAME wrote:What will nasa have them there for.


They will conduct missions into tropical waves and the SAL. They are based in Sal, Cape Verde and you can access the data here.
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#8 Postby sevenleft » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:33 pm

Jim Hughes wrote:
NONAME wrote:What will nasa have them there for.


Well somebody has got to find all these missing storms that were forecasted. So it might as well be them.
lol. quality post.
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