On Second Thought For Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019
UGA is using underwater gliders, a kind of autonomous robot, to collect data to help better predict hurricanes. Previous models based on satellite data could easily see water temperature at the surface, but glider data now adds important measures from
An episode of the On Second Thought podcast, hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting, titled "On Second Thought For Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019" was published on August 20, 2019 and runs 48 minutes.
August 20, 2019 ·48m · On Second Thought
Summary
UGA is using underwater gliders, a kind of autonomous robot, to collect data to help better predict hurricanes. Previous models based on satellite data could easily see water temperature at the surface, but glider data now adds important measures from below the surface that can impact the strength of hurricanes. On Second Thought talks to Catherine Edwards, assistant professor at UGA’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.
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