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In a first, a unique remotely piloted aircraft from NASA is set to take off this week to improve track and intensity forecasts of hurricanes as part of the new generation weather forecast observations tools.
From now until the end of September, the aircraft called Global Hawk will fly over the Atlantic Ocean basin to collect data on temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction.
The Global Hawk is equipped with instruments to profile the inner workings of storms.
"We are flying the Global Hawk above hurricanes and other severe storms to refine it as a new, powerful tool to better forecast where hurricanes go and how intense they are," said Robbie Hood, director of unmanned aircraft system programme at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Scientists will also test whether the data from the Global Hawk can help replace data collected by satellites in the unlikely event that a satellite goes down.
"The mission is part of NOAA's work to improve our nation's preparedness and resilience to hurricanes and other severe storms," he said in a statement.
The real-time data will go into National Weather Service forecast models at the National Hurricane Center.
Global Hawk
We're working with @NOAA and our Global Hawk aircraft to improve hurricane forecasting. More: http://t.co/27iZ8o4dln pic.twitter.com/5PUSQ4KGdt
- NASA (@NASA) August 25, 2015
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