Aircraft are flying into atmospheric rivers earlier than in past years to collect vital data for improving forecasts.
. As a result, the Air Force Weather Reconnaissance Squadron is available on an as-needed basis to fly through atmospheric rivers headed toward the West Coast, in addition to coverage from the Gulfstream IV jet from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Under this expanded framework, the first two missions were flown last month. On Nov.
To learn this information, the planes deploy dropsondes, instruments measuring 16 inches long and less than three inches in diameter that drop by parachute. During their 20-minute fall to the ocean surface, they transmit data about temperature, pressure, water vapor and winds. The resulting data is relayed from the plane to a central repository that feeds global weather forecasts.
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