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Extreme Events

Scientific discoveries and program achievements for the advancement of global ocean monitoring and observing.

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Meet the Early Career Ocean Scientists Working to Improve Hurricane Forecasts

The Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO) received funding through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act to support a focused ocean-atmosphere observing experiment during the 2023 hurricane season. This research experiment, called the Coordinated Hurricane Atmosphere-Ocean Sampling (CHAOS) is an integrated field campaign led by GOMO’s new Extreme Events Program and conducted as part

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September 29, 2023

Meet the Women Advancing NOAA Hurricane Research and Forecasting

How seven women across NOAA are leading advances in hurricane technology, observing, and forecasting Hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones, are among the most destructive natural disasters. These storms pose major risks to coastal communities and cost billions of dollars each year in damages. Impacts are expected to increase with warming ocean temperatures, rising sea

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June 12, 2023

Join NOAA at the Predicted Ocean Laboratory this Sept. 15

Join NOAA at the Predicted Ocean Laboratory this Sept. 15 Allies in Extreme Weather Prediction: NOAA’s long standing partnership with Indonesia On September 15, 2021, NOAA Research Assistant Administrator Craig McLean will co-host a worldwide, two-day event to bring together voices and ideas focused on predicting ocean conditions for the benefit of science and society.

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September 7, 2021

Successful Workshop for ‘Integrating Ocean Observations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts’

Successful Workshop for ‘Integrating Ocean Observations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts’ NOAA’s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program, along with U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), recently held the virtual workshop “Integrating Ocean Observations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts.” This workshop brought together leaders in the

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February 1, 2021

Upcoming Workshop: Integrating Ocean Observations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts

Upcoming Workshop: Integrating Ocean Observations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts The GOMO-led Extreme Events Ocean Observations Task Team is organizing the workshop: Integrating Ocean Observations to Improve NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Forecasts. The workshop will be held virtually from Tuesday, January 26 through Thursday, January 28, 2021. This workshop will focus on upper ocean and

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December 21, 2020

Hurricane Drifters Deployed Ahead of Epsilon

Hurricane Drifters Deployed Ahead of Epsilon On October 22, 2020 a C-130J of the US Air Force Reserve 53rd squadron “Hurricane Hunters” deployed 12 drifters ahead of Hurricane Epsilon northeast of Bermuda. The drifters, designed and built at Scripps’ Lagrangian Drifter Lab and funded by the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program, are measuring directional

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November 6, 2020

Eight Drifting Buoys Deployed in Front of Hurricane Teddy

Eight Drifting Buoys Deployed in Front of Hurricane Teddy On Saturday, September 19, 2020 eight drifting buoys were deployed in front of Hurricane Teddy. The photo to the left shows loading of eight hurricane drifters onto the US Air Force C-130 Cargo airplane for deployments. A variety of drifter types were deployed and will measure sea surface temperature

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October 1, 2020

NOAA’s Efforts to Improve Hurricane Forecasts Tested on Isaias

NOAA’s Efforts to Improve Hurricane Forecasts Tested on Isaias with Gliders, Drifters, and Argo floats NOAA’s Extreme Events-Ocean Observations (EE-OO) Task Team supports the coordination of targeted and sustained ocean observing efforts to improve the understanding of air-sea interaction during high wind events, with the goal of improving the accuracy of hurricane intensity forecasts. The

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August 10, 2020

Glider in the Gulf Stream Gathers Vital Data Days Before Early Storm

Glider in the Gulf Stream Gathers Vital Data Days Before Early Storm An autonomous underwater glider in the Gulf Stream has gathered information ahead of early-season Tropical Storm Arthur, passing within 75 kilometers of the eye of the storm. This routine operation provided observations of the relatively cool upper ocean waters (less than the 26°C typically

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June 2, 2020

Hurricane Lorenzo Passes Directly Over PIRATA Mooring

Hurricane Lorenzo Passes Directly Over PIRATA Mooring On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Hurricane Lorenzo tracked directly over the PIRATA T-Flex mooring at 15°N, 38°W. Despite the direct hit, the mooring remains in position and continues to transmit high-quality, high-resolution data in real-time. Refer to the image which shows the approximate location of the PIRATA mooring

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January 9, 2020

Hurricane Gliders Launched in the Gulf Stream

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January 9, 2020