Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology : cost study of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system operations for high impact weather observations, final report

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• Alternative Title:
  Cost study of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system operations for high impact weather observations, final report
• Personal Author:
  Kenul, Philip Matthew ; Coffey, John Joseph, Jr ; Walker, John, 1972- ; Roberts, Andy ; Huning, Jim ; Hall, P. G. (Philip Godfrey)
• Corporate Authors:
  NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
• Description:
  "The Sensing Hazards with Operational Unmanned Technology (SHOUT) Project collected atmospheric measures using sensor payloads aboard high altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), such as the Global Hawk (GH) aircraft. Use of these measures at regional and global scales have consistently demonstrated positive forecast benefits for high impact weather events, such as hurricanes, tropical cyclones, and land falling Pacific storms. Furthermore, these measures have an important secondary scientific value as gap-fill, should anomalies occur in future satellite coverage. While the scientific value of very high-resolution datasets obtained using UAS technology is gaining merit, cost is a driving force in determining the practicality of transitioning this technology to routine operations. Therefore, the SHOUT project has continued to analyze the costs of using Global Hawk for science observations and as satellite data-gap risk mitigation tool since 2014. This report expands upon previous cost studies; refreshes the Analyses of Alternatives (AOA, NOAA 2012); explains operational availability of the platform and sensors; assesses the integrated system for operations; and adds to the lessons learned and best practices for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) use of the High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAS for routine operations"--Executive summary.
• Content Notes:
  In 2024, the former series NOAA Technical Memorandum OAR UAS has transitioned to NOAA Technical Memorandum OAR UxS. ; Phil Kenul, John Coffey, John Walker, Andy Roberts, Jim Huning ; edited by Philip G. Hall. ; "January 2018." ; Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).
• Series:
  NOAA Technical Memorandum OAR UAS ; 003 ; NOAA Technical Memorandum OAR UxS ; 003
• DOI:
  http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-OAR-UAS-003
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17824/noaa_17824_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 995.58 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:42a9ca0109341e9f6a6c7e2a7fa09a7abba65259eabb990a791d031043fce6c6