Eyes of the storm

• Autores: Hal Hodson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2935, 2013, pág. 19
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The next time a hurricane bears down on the east coast of the US, robots will be lying in wait. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is to use autonomous underwater vehicles, known as gliders, to monitor ocean temperature as the storm rages overhead. The data it gathers will allow meteorologists to predict the magnitude of a storm with unprecedented accuracy, and improve storm warnings and forecasts for the tens of millions of people who could be in harm's way. Here, Hodson talks about fleets of underwater robotic vehicles that promise to predict the power of hurricanes like never before.