AVAPS Images
 
 
 

NASA's Jeff Halverson checks displays on the AVAPS system aboard
the NASA DC-8 during CAMEX-3 (Convection and Moisture Experiment).
(NASA photo by Bill Ingalls)
 
 
 

The flight path for a NOAA P-3 aircraft on 29 August 1998
is superimposed on a satellite image of Hurricane Danielle.
The blue lettering (e.g. D36) indicates drop points for individual
GPS dropsondes. The Bahamas are outlined in white at lower left.
 
 
 

A dropsonde operator with the U.S. Air Force Reserve 53^rd Weather
Reconnaissance Squadron (The Hurricane Hunters) prepares a drop
into the eye of Hurricane Bonnie. Note the sonde in his left hand.
(U.S Air Force Photo)