surface sustained 116 from SFMR
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Derek Ortt
surface sustained 116 from SFMR
WFOR is reporting that the SFMR data has 116 m.p.h. at the surface. If true, we have a cat 3 hurricane
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a microwave radiometer - it's a relatively new instrument they are using on the NOAA P-3 flights to measure surface wind speeds.
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A link to an article regarding SFMR:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1102.htm
NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER REMOTE SENSING DEVICE GETS HIGH MARKS FOR MEASURING HURRICANE SEA SURFACE WIND
February 24, 2003 — A research instrument the size of a 27-inch television set that is carried aboard NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft has been determined to be the most accurate and reliable remote sensing device available for measuring hurricane force winds at the sea surface. The results come from a study by NOAA scientists and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. (Click NOAA aerial photo for larger view of Hurricane Lili taken at 2:24 p.m EDT on Sept. 30, 2002, from a NOAA P-3 Orion hurricane hunter aircraft. Click here to see high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Eric Uhlhorn of the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, one of NOAA’s 11 joint and cooperative institutes, and Peter Black with the NOAA Hurricane Research Division, have determined that the stepped-frequency microwave radiometer (SFMR), an instrument carried on NOAA hurricane hunters, is a top performer in measuring hurricane force winds at the sea surface.
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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s1102.htm
NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER REMOTE SENSING DEVICE GETS HIGH MARKS FOR MEASURING HURRICANE SEA SURFACE WIND
February 24, 2003 — A research instrument the size of a 27-inch television set that is carried aboard NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft has been determined to be the most accurate and reliable remote sensing device available for measuring hurricane force winds at the sea surface. The results come from a study by NOAA scientists and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. (Click NOAA aerial photo for larger view of Hurricane Lili taken at 2:24 p.m EDT on Sept. 30, 2002, from a NOAA P-3 Orion hurricane hunter aircraft. Click here to see high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Eric Uhlhorn of the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, one of NOAA’s 11 joint and cooperative institutes, and Peter Black with the NOAA Hurricane Research Division, have determined that the stepped-frequency microwave radiometer (SFMR), an instrument carried on NOAA hurricane hunters, is a top performer in measuring hurricane force winds at the sea surface.
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He didn't know because he's been doing media interviews for hours and hours. He doesn't have access to the latest breaking info.
They are a bit slow at the NHC sometimes in getting things updated to the public. Remember how all the tv stations noticed Charley was shifting south before the NHC mentioned anything?
They are a bit slow at the NHC sometimes in getting things updated to the public. Remember how all the tv stations noticed Charley was shifting south before the NHC mentioned anything?
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