NASA | Flying Around the Radar

The video discusses the challenges of predicting storm intensity and introduces the High Wrap instrument, which is designed to study storm strength. The High Wrap radar, a dual-frequency system, measures three-dimensional winds and precipitation by scanning storms from different angles. It sends out 5000 pulses per second to accurately read precipitation particles, providing valuable data for understanding hurricane formation and intensification.

What is the primary challenge in predicting storm intensity?

• Measuring the temperature changes

• Forecasting the storm's intensity

• Predicting the exact location of the storm

• Identifying the storm's color

What is the High Wrap instrument designed to study?

• The strength of a storm

• The temperature of the storm

• The humidity levels in a storm

• The color of the storm

How does the High Wrap radar measure storm characteristics?

• By measuring the storm's color

• By using dual frequencies and scanning in a cone

• By scanning in a straight line

• By using a single frequency

What does the High Wrap radar's dual frequency help determine?

• The storm's humidity

• The storm's temperature

• The storm's color

• The three-dimensional winds and precipitation

What kind of data will the High Wrap provide to scientists?

• Data on the storm's humidity

• Data on the storm's temperature

• Data on the storm's color

• Unprecedented data on storm formation and intensification