{"id":560560,"date":"2021-10-05T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/?p=560560"},"modified":"2021-10-05T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:42:47","slug":"saildrone-ocean-drone-captures-video-inside-hurricane-sam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/saildrone-ocean-drone-captures-video-inside-hurricane-sam\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: ocean drone captures video from inside Hurricane Sam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saildrone and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are piloting five unmanned surface vehicles in the Atlantic Ocean to gather data about physical processes of hurricanes. | Credit: Saildrone<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Saildrone and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a> (NOAA) have released video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside Hurricane Sam as it barrels across the Atlantic Ocean. The companies claimed this is the first footage of its kind from a USV. You can watch the videos below.<\/p>\n

The Saildrone Explorer SD 1045<\/a> was directed into the midst of Hurricane Sam, which is currently on a path that fortunately will miss the U.S. east coast. It was once a Category 4 hurricane. The SD1045 is battling 50-foot waves and winds of over 120 MPH to collect critical scientific data and, in the process, provide a completely new view of one of Earth\u2019s most destructive forces.<\/p>\n

Equipped with a “hurricane wing” that enables it to operate in extreme wind conditions, the SD 1045 is braving Hurricane Sam in the open ocean, collecting real-time observations for numerical hurricane prediction models, which are expected to yield new insights into how large and destructive tropical cyclones grow and intensify.<\/p>\n

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