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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. 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

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