The Impact of NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Dropwindsonde Observations on Tropical Cyclone Track, Intensity, and Structure: Case Studies

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  2017

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  Monthly Weather Review

• Publication date

  2017-04-19

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1175/MWR-D-16-0332.1
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