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Inside Hurricane Fiona with WindMaster

One of Saildrone’s unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) is collecting critical ocean data from within Hurricane Fiona (Category 4 storm), see the incredible footage below. This is part of NOAA’s research to understand hurricane development.

Applications and case studiesWindMaster26 September 2022

One of Saildrone’s unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) is collecting critical ocean data from within Hurricane Fiona (Category 4 storm) – see the incredible footage below. This is part of NOAA’s research to understand hurricane development. Gill WindMaster, 3-axis anemometers, are used on Saildrones for 3 dimensional wind speed and direction measurement.

Read the full story here: https://www.saildrone.com/news/heres-what-it-looks-like-inside-hurricane-fiona

Originally published on gillinstruments.com, 26 September 2022.

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This story is from 26 September 2022. The application still stands, but the products named may have been superseded. See the current WindMaster range.