Eye of the Storm : : Nasa, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code
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Super storm -- The physics of formation -- A hurricane hunt begins -- Science in a fishbowl -- Understanding storms in the stratosphere -- Hurricane Edouard and the search for the holy grail -- Political storms -- Don't be scared. Get prepared!.
Describes the ways in which technology is being used to study hurricanes in order to predict both the timing and strength of these storms, focusing on NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission (HS3) mission that uses drone technology.
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Scientists in the field.
PUBLISHED
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: 73 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780544411654
054441165X
SUBJECTS
Hurricanes.
Storm chasers.
Drone aircraft.