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Researchers from France and Japan recently tested the AeroClipper in Hag氓t帽a, Guam.

91快播鈥檚 NASA Guam EPSCoR program is proud to sponsor a public lecture titled 鈥淭he AeroClipper Project: the process of collecting data of developing and mature tropical typhoons in real time鈥� by Jean-Phillippe Duvel, a tropical meteorologist from the Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Miki Hattori, a meteorologist from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). The AeroClipper Project is currently being conducted on Guam, launching from the Hagatna Boat Basin. Researchers are hoping to use the data collected from the project to improve weather forecasting models.

The AeroClipper is a streamlined balloon equipped with various instruments to collect air and sea data in real time.  This is in conjunction with NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) ().  CYGNSS uses eight micro-satellites to measure wind speeds over Earth's oceans, increasing the ability of scientists to understand and predict hurricanes. Each satellite will take information based on the signals from four GPS satellites.  The data collected from the AeroClipper can help calibrate and ground-truth CYGNSS datasets.

Researchers have coordinated with personnel from Government of Guam and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS).  鈥淭he AeroClipper Project opens the door to a whole new approach to collecting near-surface data inside developing and mature tropical cyclones. This data could prove valuable in improving computer forecast guidance on cyclogenesis and intensification,鈥� says Brandon Aydlett, NWS meteorologist.

鈥淥ftentimes researchers pass through Guam doing incredibly interesting work and the general public usually hears about it in passing.  This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about some exciting collaborative data collection that furthers not only NWS鈥檚 mission, but also one of NASA鈥檚 missions (CYGNSS),鈥� states Dr. Romina King, associate director of NASA Guam EPSCoR. 

The public lecture will take place at the 91快播 Lecture Hall from 6:00 p.m. 鈥� 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017.  The lecture is free of charge and open to the public.

For more information about NWS鈥檚 involvement with the AeroClipper, please contact Brandon Aydlett via email at William.aydlett@noaa.gov.  For more information about NASA Guam EPSCoR, please contact Dr. Romina King at roking@triton.uog.edu.