Thursday, January 29, 2009

NOAA's Gulfstream IV aircraft. Click on image to enlarge. Credit: NOAA


The Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) is a high altitude, high speed, twin-turbofan jet aircraft acquired by AOC in 1996. The G-IV is currently configured for operational support of the National Hurricane Center synoptic surveillance mission and is expected to provide support for NOAA programs for many years to come. This mission is designed to collect, process and transmit vertical atmospheric soundings in the environment of the hurricane. The principle tool used for this task is the GPS dropwindsonde.

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