A NASA Unmanned Global Hawk Plane (IMAGE)

Office of Naval Research

A NASA Unmanned Global Hawk Plane

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A NASA unmanned Global Hawk plane used to gather atmospheric data from hurricanes that formed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016. To better predict hurricane intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research are studying this data to design more accurate weather-forecasting systems.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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