Succeeded in shooting the world's first hurricane from the inside with a storm of over 50 m / s
Saildrone, a company that develops offshore drones, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have succeeded in shooting the world's first hurricane traveling over the sea from the inside, and there is a storm of over 50 m / s and 15 m in the hurricane. The high wave image is released.
A world first: Ocean drone captures video from inside a hurricane | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Saildrone's 'Saildrone Explorer SD 1045' is a yacht-type offshore drone developed to collect weather and ocean data from inside a hurricane that occurs in 2021. We measure weather data and shoot movies.
You can see how Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 floats on the sea from the following movie.
Saildrone Hurricane Wing Testing --YouTube
And the following movie is the image that Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 captured the inside of the hurricane 'Sam'. On September 30, 2021, the shooting date, the wind speed exceeded 120 mph (about 193 km), and the height of the waves exceeded 50 feet (about 15 m).
SD 1045 Inside Hurricane Sam 1400UTC Sept 30 2021 --YouTube
What you see in the video is heavy rain and huge high waves hitting from the side by a storm. The camera of the Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 floating on the waves sways greatly from side to side, so some people may get drunk just by looking at it.
And the following movie is a side-by-side image of the hurricane wind speed monitor and the camera of Saidrone Explorer SD 1045. The white area covering the central part of the hurricane indicates that the wind speed is over 50 knots (about 25 m / s). In addition, the flowing white line is the direction of the wind.
SD 1045 Inside Hurricane Sam and the Saildrone Mission Portal --YouTube
Greg Fortz, a meteorological scientist at NOAA, said, 'Hurricane winds grow rapidly in a few hours and pose a serious threat to coastal areas. With the data collected by the Saidrone Explorer SD 1045, hurricanes are rapid. We can expect to improve the model that predicts that it will become stronger. '
Richard Jenkins, CEO of Saildrone, said, 'Saildrone's drone travels through the center of a hurricane that was previously impassable by any research vessel and collects data about the hurricane. We are proud to have designed an aircraft that can operate in the harshest weather conditions on the planet. '
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