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Making connections between weather and UAS

Posted in News, People News on October 15, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.

Tony Segalés Espinosa says his love of small-scale aircraft began as a kid, flying model aircraft with his dad. Today, that love transfers into engineering drones for severe weather research.

Tags: Featured, Hispanic Heritage Month, UAS

Researchers study costliest severe thunderstorm event

Posted in News, Research News on August 9, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.

One year ago, a severe thunderstorm with extreme winds — called a derecho — tore through the Midwest United States. The event brought extensive damage, totaling an estimated $7.5 billion in damage.

Tags: derecho, Featured, UAS, warn-on-forecast

New Release: Pod-Sized Science Podcast

Posted in Forecast Research News, News on July 16, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.
A woman hold a remote control, which flies a UAS in the distance.

The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is excited to share with you its first podcast! Researchers at NSSL are using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to study storm damage in rural areas.

Tags: Featured, podcast, UAS

New video: Studying tornado damage with Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Posted in News, Research News, Tornadoes on July 7, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.
The opening screen for the Bite-Sized Science UAS video: Studying Tornado Damage with Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Researchers at the NOAA National Severe Storms Lab are using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to study storm damage in rural areas .Learn about the multispectral camera on the UAS, and how it provides important imagery for researchers.

Tags: Featured, UAS, Video

Scientists gather to talk about using Unmanned Aerial Systems for weather research

Posted in Research News, Talks and Articles on May 11, 2015 by Susan Cobb.
UAS Scottsbluff, NE

NSSL scientists will participate in the annual meeting of the International Society on Atmospheric Research using Remotely-piloted Aircraft (ISARRA) in Norman, Oklahoma, May 20 to 22 to share knowledge about using these aircraft systems to observe and monitor the atmosphere.

Tags: CU, Featured, Hot Items, ISARRA, NSSL, RECUV, UAS

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