Skip to data content Skip to data search
Earth Observing Laboratory
Field Data Archive

HS3: Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel

Summary

The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) project is a multi-year investigation aimed at examining hurricane formation and intensity change. In 2011 there were two research flights of the unmanned NOAA/NASA Global Hawk (GH) aircraft on 9 and 14 September, during which 79 dropsonde profiles were collected. In 2012 there were six research flights of the GH aircraft conducted between 7 September and 26 September, during which 337 dropsonde profiles were collected. In 2013 there were seven research flights of the GH aircraft conducted between 20 August and 19 September, during which 433 dropsonde profiles were collected. In 2014 there were eleven research flights of the GH aircraft conducted between 26 August and 30 September, during which 656 dropsonde profiles were collected. 

Data access

Datasets from this project

Additional information

GCMD Name G - I > HS3 > Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel > 811345d6-480f-4f9f-a57a-d21628198e42
Related links

Temporal coverage

Begin Date 2011-09-11 00:00:00
End Date 2014-09-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 50.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 10.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -160.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -19.42653

NSF

This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.