Infographic: Research plane ‘Miss Piggy’ explores an atmospheric river
As part of an unprecedented scientific effort to sample and measure an atmospheric river as it made landfall in Northern California, the crew of a NOAA research plane released dropsondes that measured temperature, atmospheric pressure, winds and humidity as they parachuted 8,000 feet to the sea.
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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