NOAA sailing drone recorded footage from Hurricane Sam

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared a video of Hurricane Sam, shot by a sailing drone.

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Ο οργανισμός τοποθέτησε το "Saildrone Explorer SD 1045" in the path of Category Four Hurricane Sam. The drone sailboat overcame 15-meter-high waves and winds reaching speeds of 190 kilometers and managed to collect and useful information from the hurricane sweeping the Atlantic ocean.

The device has a special "hurricane wing" to help it survive the strong wind conditions. The SD 1045 is one of five sailboats found in the Atlantic Ocean when Sam erupted. They are constantly recording data to help researchers gain a deeper understanding of hurricanes. The information could help improve storm forecasting, which we hope will reduce casualties.

According to Greg Foltz, επιστήμονα στο ΝΟΑΑ, "Η υπηρεσία χρησιμοποιώντας δεδομένα που συλλέχθηκαν από saildrones, αναμένει να βελτιώσει τα μοντέλα πρόβλεψης που προβλέπουν ταχεία εντατικοποίηση τυφώνων. Η ταχεία ένταση, και όταν οι άνεμοι τυφώνων ενισχύονται μέσα σε λίγες ώρες, αποτελεί σοβαρή απειλή για τις παράκτιες κοινότητες. Νέα δεδομένα από saildrones και άλλα μη ελεγχόμενα συστήματα που η NOAA θα μας βοηθήσουν να προβλέψουμε καλύτερα τις δυνάμεις που οδηγούν τους τυφώνες και θα μπορέσουμε να προειδοποιήσουμε τις κοινότητες νωρίτερα".

View videos and if you don't suffer from nausea watch them in full screen:

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Video 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvV3-vl5IQ

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