U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 mobilized a crew for a NP-3C Orion operation with less than 24 hours' notice to airdrop 18 SOFAR Spotter buoys in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Idalia on Monday, August 28. The VXS-1 crew personally deployed the buoys from the aircraft on behalf of researchers working with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts (NHCI).
, and barometric pressure in real-time between the afternoons of Monday, August 28 and Wednesday, August 30. The precisely executed drop enabled the Spotters to make direct observations near the eye wall and dangerous right-front quadrant of Idalia.
"The team pulled together quickly to execute the mission and aid the researchers with an opportunity they couldn't lose," said Project Director Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Peter."Hurricane Idalia intensified quickly and we're proud of the squadron's readiness and ability to meet our mission as the Navy's only research squadron."
The 10 Spotters continue to make real-time observations of wave conditions off the northwest coast of Florida. The data collected by the buoys will contribute to and improve existing forecast models and enable better understanding of hurricane dynamics, prediction of hurricane impacts, and be used to protect coastal communities. The NHCI project is focused on creating models for the U.S. Gulf Coast, Florida Coast and Eastern Seaboard.
VIDEO: Members of U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Scientific Development Squadron VXS-1 drop SOFAR Spotter buoys ahead into the Gulf Coast of Hurricane Idalia in partnership with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program Hurricane Coastal Impacts on Monday, August 28, 2023. Credit: U.S. Navy "Our unique mission and ability to operate around the world, enabling research for the Department of the Navy and its partners is crucial to scientific and
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