NHCI Deploys Buoys to Observe Coastal Impacts from Hurricane Lee in Partnership with Research Squadron VXS-1

On Thursday September 14th, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron (VXS-1) airdropped several buoys to observe coastal impacts from Hurricane Lee, which remained offshore.

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Reflecting on the Importance of Cross-Sector Partnerships at OCEANS 2023 Gulf Coast

The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) highlights the importance of public-private partnerships at OCEANS Conference 2023

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Research Squadron VXS-1 Mobilizes Quickly to Track Hurricane Idalia

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 mobilized a crew for a NP-3C Orion operation with less than 24 hours’ notice to airdrop 10 Sofar Spotter buoys in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Idalia on Monday, August 28.

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Rapid response buoy array airdropped to sample Hurricane Idalia

On Monday, August 28th, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron (VXS-1) airdropped 18 buoys associated with the Task 3A teams of the NOPP Hurricane Coastal Impacts project in the path of Hurricane Idalia.

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NHCI highlighted in White House press release

The National Oceanographic Partnership Program’s (NOPP) Predicting Hurricane Coastal Impacts Project (NHCI) was mentioned in a White House press release.

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Buoy observations obtained in Hurricane Ian

Following the rapid-response air deployment of an array of buoys in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ian, team members closely monitored the data collected by the devices.

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Successful air deployment of buoys with NRL partnership ahead of Hurricane Ian

On Monday, September 26th, 2022, 20 buoys were successfully deployed in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ian as part of the NOPP Hurricane Coastal Impacts project. The deployment, which was facilitated by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, created a real-time sensor network to monitor Ian’s location and intensity as it advanced towards Florida’s Gulf Coast.

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Task 3A – Thomson

UW APL has been testing microSWIFT buoy deployments from NOAA aircraft.

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