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September 06, 2017
Imagine being able to accurately predict extreme weather events such as hurricanes Harvey and Irma months in advance to better prepare... more
September 01, 2017
Two autonomous drone sailboats are ready to sail from Alameda on a six-month, eight thousand mile round trip to the equator. Paul Deanno... more
Feature Publication
August 23, 2017
This month's featured article provides an overview of the first Saildrone mission conducted jointly between NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL).
The Saildrone is an autonomous surface vehicle outfitted with meteorological and oceanographic sensors, including passive and active acoustics. In 2016, NOAA used the... more