Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by Timothy R. Gaffney and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on the planes that investigate hurricanes is accompanied by quotations from the pilots and scientists who fly in them.
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by Chris L. Demarest and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a sunny, beautiful day on America's southeastern coast. But out in the Atlantic Ocean, chaos is brewing. Waves are crashing. Winds are blowing. And the National Hurricane Center is calling the Hurricane Hunters! A special weather reconnaissance squadron of the Air Force, these brave men and women fly their WC-130 Hercules aircraft into the heart of a two-hundred-mile-wide hurricane and collect information: in which direction the hurricane is heading, how fast it's moving, and how big it's growing. Before the end of their twelve-hour flight, the Hurricane Hunters will have gathered enough information to save many lives. Acclaimed author and artist Chris L. Demarest takes you inside the storm with these real-life adventurers who risk their lives to keep our shorelines safe.
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the Hurricane Hunters, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve. Includes the latest aircraft reports, a FAQ section, media tips, fact sheets, and several missions of the squadron. Notes that the squadron is dedicated to training, maintaining, and leading citizen airmen in U.S. government aerial weather reconnaissance.
Download or read book Stormchasers The Hurricane Hunters and Their Fateful Flight into Hurricane Janet written by David Toomey and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2003-06-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years after Isaac's Storm, a riveting story of the first Hurricane Hunters, and the one crew who paid the ultimate price. "In a virtual age when tempests are monitored by global positioning and The Weather Channel, Stormchasers reminds us that our first understanding of hurricanes was directly built on the risks and sacrifices of living, breathing heroes," writes Hampton Sides (author of Ghost Soldiers). In September 1955, Navy Lieutenant Commander Grover B. Windham and a crew of eight flew out of Guantánamo Bay into the eye of Hurricane Janet swirling in the Caribbean: a routine weather reconnaissance mission from which they never returned. In the wake of World War II, the Air Force and the Navy had discovered a new civilian arena where daring pilots could test their courage and skill. These Hurricane Hunters flew into raging storms to gauge their strength and predict their paths. Without computer, global positioning, or satellite support, they relied on rudimentary radar systems to locate the hurricane's eye and estimated the drift of their aircraft by looking at windblown waves below. Drawing from Navy documents and interviews with members of the squadron and relatives of the crew, Stormchasers reconstructs the ill-fated mission of Windham's crew from preflight checks to the chilling moment of their final transmission.
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters and Tornado Chasers written by Gary Jeffrey and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a weather buff? Would you like to learn more about weather reconnaissance and what it takes to be a meteorologist or a hurricane hunter, flying a plane into the eye of a hurricane? Do you want to learn more about careers involved in chasing tornadoes? This graphic nonfiction book contains vignettes of three real people who are working in these exciting careers. Readers who enjoy observing all aspects of severe weather and learning about forecasting and tracking, and the excitement and risks of storm chasing will admire these careers and the people who work in them.
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by William C. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with the tension and drama of a hurricane itself, this is a brutally realistic novel of "Hurricane Hilda," the victims of its unrelenting fury, and the men who try to understand, forecast, and minimize the effects of this deadly ravager. In this gripping novel, William C. Anderson, himself and ex-hurricane hunter and Air Force pilot, explores the terrifying and awesome world of Captain Louis Sheffield, one of the unsung heroes of man's battle against the natural elements. Assisted by only a skeleton crew, Sheffield must fly into the calm eye of the raging turbulence of Hilda in order to determine the power and potential of her winds. Anderson weaves an absorbing tale of suspense as the irascible HIlda spews forth her wrath, creating a series of agonizing crises for all those in her path : at Houston Space Center, Texas, the success of a multi-million-dollar Apollo moon shot and the lives of the astronauts are at stake; off the Florida coast a wealthy New York advertising tycoon and his beautiful young daughter are trapped in the eye of the hurricane without food or fuel; in Washington, D.C., a stroke victim whose one chance for survival lies in a heart transplant is readied for a crash landing on an airfield already buffeted by hurricane winds; and around the country thousands of others wait and hope for survival as the storm plows its deadly course up the coast. Each year the hurricane season threatens to devastate the Atlantic Coast. By going behind the scenes, into the lives and hearts of those who must deal with hurricanes, often with feeble aircraft in which they fly reconnaissance missions as dangerous as those in combat, Anderson has captured the dangers, the violence, and the heroism in a novel of great power. It is also a warmly human story of the love and devotion shared by the dauntless Captain Sheffield and his brave new bride. An exciting account of man's batter against nature unleashed, THE HURRICANE HUNTERS will prove engrossing reading for all who are intrigued by the adventure and scientific challenge presented by one of the world's most destructive natural forces.
Download or read book The Hurricane Hunters written by Ivan Ray Tannehill and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hurricane Hunters written by Ivan R. Tannehill and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by Christine Dugan and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses statistics to discuss the science of hurricane chasing, the people who follow these storms, the instruments used, how hurricanes are named, and where they are found.
Download or read book Stormchasers written by David M. Toomey and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the role of the military weather reconnaissance squadrons who tracked and studied hurricanes, focusing on naval officer Grover B. Windham and his crew, who, in September 1955, paid the ultimate price during their mission.
Download or read book The Hurricane Hunters written by K. J. McGarry and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by Diana Murell and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's easy-to-read text explains the tasks and training involved in studying storms as a hurricane hunter, as well as the dangers this job involves. Short paragraphs and plenty of colorful photos make reading engaging and accessible.
Download or read book The Hurricane Hunters active Duty Or Reserve written by Jason M. Mercer and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hurricane Hunters by Ivan Ray Tannehill written by Ivan Ray Tannehill and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters 6 Pack written by Pam Dase and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about measures of central tendency while following the lives and work of hurricane hunters! This engaging title teaches readers about the instruments that hurricane hunters use and encourages them to analyze the data that these instruments collect. With these exciting examples, readers will be able to master mathematical statistics, measures of central tendency, mean, median, mode, range, and more! This title features vivid images, exciting practice problems, easy-to-read text, STEM themes, clear mathematical charts, and an accessible glossary and index. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Download or read book The Hurricane Hunters written by Ivan Ray Tannehill and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hurricane Hunters written by Christine Dugan and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about measures of central tendency as you follow the lives and work of some brave individuals--hurricane hunters! While most people take shelter from a hurricane, these dedicated professionals fly right into the eye of the storm. Learn about the instruments they use and analyze the data they collect. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn new mathematical concepts and build their STEM skills.
