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Photograph of a multicell thunderstorm, which may last for several hours and produce severe weather.

Lightning Spies

ALTUS Cumulus Electrification Study (ACES) help validate LIS data to examine thunderstorms.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
Hurricane Bonnie's cumulonimbus storm clouds towered 18 kilometers from the eye of the storm.

In the Eyewall of the Storm

Researchers with the Convection and Moisture Experiment (CAMEX) performed a comprehensive study of Hurricane Bonnie.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
The GOES image above shows Hurricane Fran as it approaches Florida

Hurricane Field Studies

Atmospheric researchers fly instrumented aircraft directly into hurricanes.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
This image shows the inside of the NASA DC-8 aircraft. (Image courtesy of CAMEX-4).

Dropping in on a Hurricane

Models that predict hurricanes use CAMEX, a series of hurricane field research investigations.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
The map above shows the average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometer from 1995 to 2013

Data in a Flash

Daytime detection of lightning competes with sunlight shining off cloud tops.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
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