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New Technologies for Hurricane Prediction
Hurricane prediction technologies can save lives and property. Forecasters need to know the path of a hurricane, the intensity of a hurricane, and the wind and rain data from inside the storm. New technologies for prediction hurricanes are examined here.
How Supercomputers Help Forecasters
Supercomputers are one tool available to meteorologists for trying to find patterns in weather. NASA has even reproduced a computer simulation of the birth of hurricanes many days in advace which can help with warning lead-times.
HIRAD - Hurricane Intensity Radiometer
HIRAD is a new technology being developed to improve upon the rain and wind forecasts inside a hurricane or tropical cyclone traditionally provided by the Hurricane Hunters. This new technology for hurricane prediction will make it easier to see the intensity of a hurricane.