Cherokee Nation company collaborates for hurricane research

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     (AP) – Cherokee Nation Technologies has entered a partnership to

support hurricane forecasting and damage assessment.

     The Times Record reports that the collaborative effort between Cherokee

Nation along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA

has been using an unmanned aircraft to fly above several hurricanes.

     The aircraft deploys probes that automatically transmit information about its

surroundings.

     Forecasters use the collected data to assist in predicting the intensity and

path of current and future hurricanes.

     JC Coffey, a retired naval aviator and now Cherokee Nation Technologies’

executive director, says forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami

are provided with real-time meteorological observations, which are used to get

better forecasts on pending hazardous weather events and to increase satellite

data continuity.




   

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