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February 14, 2020
Media: Article
NOAA "hurricane hunter" aircraft is helping NOAA calibrate and validate data collected by weather satellite sensors.
Allocation
October 5, 2016 to October 18, 2016
NOAA Ship Nancy Foster is supporting a mission to validate data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), one of the key instruments onboard the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP...
Allocation
December 2, 2015 to December 13, 2015
This is a NOAA National Calibration Center project.
Allocation
January 12, 2016 to February 12, 2016
This is a NOAA Satellite and Information Service project to validate satellite measurements of ocean surface wind speeds using specialized equipment on board the aircraft.

January 30, 2016
Media: Article
A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft is battling North Atlantic winds to help improve satellite data.
Facility
http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/aboutSTAR.php
Dive Unit
Diving Unit Supervisor: LT Eric T. Johnson CDR (401-439-7848)
Location: College Park, MD
Website: http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/socd_index.php
March 18, 2013
Media: Video
Radio from aircraft: “John, how far north are we going to be going on the, uh, northbound track?” “108 miles north of the eye”“Ok – great.”
NARRATOR:The job of a hurricane hunter is not for the faint at heart. These brave...