An RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone began a series of flights over the Pacific Ocean last month as part of a campaign to study atmospheric rivers, prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said. Known as Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR), the research is being done by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve winter storm forecasts. Atmospheric rivers are narrow regions in the Earth's atmosphere that transport large amounts of water vapor. These rivers could transport…
NASA Global Hawk Gathers Storm Forecasting Data
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