Inside the eye of a hurricane from above 1,000 feet
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist
One week ago hurricane hunter Nick Underwood was sitting in the back of a Gulfstream 4 aircraft named Gonzo flying around Tropical Storm Elsa as it churned through the Caribbean.
“Three, two, one, release sonde,” he heard the flight director say.
“Sonde away,” responded Underwood, as he released a dropsonde data collection device from the aircraft.
After 20-30 seconds he knew the release was a success, as data about the storm poured back to his computer.
Temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed and wind direction data started coming in from the dropsonde. Then, seconds later, the instrument splashed into the ocean.
Inside the eye of a hurricane from above 1,000 feet
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