NASA | Making Saharan Air Apparent

The Global Hawk aircraft is used as a long-distance airborne laboratory to study tropical cyclones, focusing on the Saharan air layer's impact. The H3 campaign employs instruments like the cloud physics Lidar to gather data on dust and storm interactions. LIDAR technology provides insights into storm anatomy by distinguishing particle types. The mission aims to improve models and understanding of how dust affects storm development, addressing measurement challenges in observing the Saharan air layer's characteristics and effects.

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