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Episode 10: Unraveling a Hurricane

31 min • 19 augusti 2019
Collecting data from a hurricane before it makes landfall is key to saving lives and property. While current hurricane models can predict the path, there are often gaps in accurately predicting a storm’s intensity, or strength. NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) is made up of eight microsatellites designed and built by Southwest Research Institute. The satellites use GPS signals to cut through the world’s strongest storms. Our guest in this episode is an SwRI engineer who is part of a team operating CYGNSS. Hurricane season and year round, they are taking on tropical weather, measuring winds and working to better understand and predict hurricane intensity. Listen now as we discuss a new era in hurricane hunting.
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