Dropsound tubes are strapped to the floor of the C130J Hercules. One dropsound tube is dropped every 400 miles to get a vertical reading on a given point in hurrican Florence, Sep. 11, 2018 out of Savanah Air National Guard base, Georgia. The U.S. Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, or Hurricane Hunters, (departs for/ returns from / conducts) a storm tasking mission into Hurricane Florence, currently a category 4 storm. The taskings provide weather data for the National Hurricane Center to assist in providing up-to-date and accurate information for storm forecasts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Technical Sgt. Chris Hibben)
Date Taken: | 09.11.2018 |
Date Posted: | 09.11.2018 19:48 |
Photo ID: | 4720909 |
VIRIN: | 180911-F-PS957-0112 |
Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
Size: | 8.5 MB |
Location: | SAVANAH, GEORGIA, US |
Web Views: | 48 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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