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Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3)

The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) is a five-year mission specifically targeted to investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change in the Atlantic Ocean basin.

Launch Date

2011

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The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) is a five-year mission specifically targeted to investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change in the Atlantic Ocean basin.

Related Publications

2021. "Influence of the Saharan Air Layer on Hurricane Nadine (2012). Part I: Observations from the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Investigation and Modeling Results.", Monthly Weather Review, 149 3541-3562 [10.1175/mwr-d-20-0344.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "On the secondary eyewall formation of Hurricane Edouard (2014).", Monthly Weather Review, MWR-D-15-0421.1 [10.1175/mwr-d-15-0421.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2018. "Microphysics and Radiation Effect of Dust on Saharan Air Layer: An HS3 Case Study.", Monthly Weather Review, 146 (6): 1813-1835 [10.1175/mwr-d-17-0279.1] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "Further Exploring the Potential for Assimilation of Unmanned Aircraft Observations to Benefit Hurricane Analyses and Forecasts,.", Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 4 (2): 1-7 [NA] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "The genesis of Hurricane Nate and its interaction with a nearby environment of very dry air.", Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (17): 10349-10366 [10.5194/acp-17-10349-2017] [Journal Article/Letter]