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Dropsonde

Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters use dropsondes to collect weather data such as wind speed, wind direction, pressure and temperature. Several of these were dropped into Hurricane Douglas July 24, 2020, The data the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters collect is send to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center to assist with their forecasts. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, departed July 22 and started conducting operations out of Barbers Point Kapolie Airport, Hawaii, July 24, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

PHOTO BY: Lt. Col. Marnee Losurdo
VIRIN: 200724-F-IL418-1041.JPG
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CAMERA

ILCE-7RM3

LENS

FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/640

ISO

6400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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