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         This article offers a firsthand, technically informed look at NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter program as it prepared for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Centered on NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) in Lakeland, Florida, the report details the agency’s relocation from MacDill AFB, the specialized capabilities of the WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft, and the operational tempo during the 2020 hurricane season. With direct input from NOAA personnel, including pilots and scientists, the article explores atmospheric data collection methods, airborne instrumentation, and the significance of mission readiness in extreme weather environments. Supported by original photography and author interviews, this piece contributes both public and academic insight into NOAA’s aviation-based approach to meteorological science and hurricane forecasting.
         This peer-reviewed feature provides a technically detailed and firsthand account of NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter program during its 2021 Atlantic hurricane season preparations. Based at the Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) in Lakeland, Florida, the article chronicles NOAA’s relocation from MacDill AFB, examines the unique mission capabilities of the WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream IV-SP platforms, and analyzes operational data collection methods during the record-setting 2020 season. Supported by original photography and interviews with NOAA personnel, the work offers a dual public-academic lens into airborne meteorological science, instrumentation, and aviation-based hurricane forecasting strategy.
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Albert N. Clark, ASXResearch.org | May 2021 | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15605605

This peer-reviewed feature provides a technically detailed and firsthand account of NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter program during its 2021 Atlantic hurricane season preparations. Based at the Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) in Lakeland, Florida, the article chronicles NOAA’s relocation from MacDill AFB, examines the unique mission capabilities of the WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream IV-SP platforms, and analyzes operational data collection methods during the record-setting 2020 season. Supported by original photography and interviews with NOAA personnel, the work offers a dual public-academic lens into airborne meteorological science, instrumentation, and aviation-based hurricane forecasting strategy.

Citation (APA 7)

Clark, A. N. (2021, May 21). NOAA Hurricane Hunters [Scholarly report]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15605605