Current HRD research projects include studying interseasonal to interdecadal variations in hurricane activity, improving track forecasting, exploring intensity change mechanisms, and analyzing surface wind fields and oceanic response.

NOAAs Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Lockheed WP- 3D Orions (P- 3s) and Gulfstream IV SP (G- IV) Jet Specially equipped NOAA aircraft play an integral role in hurricane forecasting. Data collected during hurricanes by these high-flying meteorological stations and from a variety of other sources are fed into numerical computer models to help forecasters predict how intense a hurricane will be, and ...

Aircraft Photos The two NOAA WP-3D Orions in flight One of the P-3's on the ground during a systems integration period Another shot of a NOAA P-3 during pre-flight activities Inside an empty P-3 before being outfitted for an atmospheric chemistry mission ...

P-3D Orion photos at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California ...

Lockheed WP-3D 'Orion' Description &nbsp Manufacturer: Lockheed &nbsp Base model: P-3 &nbsp Designation: WP-3 &nbsp Version: D &nbsp Nickname: Orion &nbsp Designation System: U.S. Tri-Service &nbsp Designation Period: 1962-Present &nbsp Basic role: Patrol &nbsp Modified Mission: Weather reconnaissance &nbsp See Also: Specifications Not Yet Available Known serial numbers 159773 , 159875 &nbsp ...