Shirley Murillo - On Using Radars Mounted to Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
Channel: NOAAVisualizations
Date: 2013-05-23

Shirley Murillo, a meteorologist with the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, discusses how the tail-mounted radars on the NOAA P-3 hurricane hunter aircraft provide a unique understanding of the inner-workings of hurricanes. As the P-3 flies through storms, the radar continuously scans the storm in 3-D and transmits that data back to the National Hurricane Center. This data can be quickly incorporated into forecast models, providing the best possible estimates about track and intensity for the storm.