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Tracking Tropical Storm Karen, October 2001
Tropical Storm Karen made landfall in Nova Scotia in mid October and afforded meteorological forecasters and researchers (from Environment Canada and the National Research Council) the opportunity to fly a research aircraft into a storm undergoing transition from a tropical system to a more typical mid-latitude storm system. Participating in research flights is critical in helping meteorologist understand more about the behaviour of transitioning system, which in turn will lead to improving forecast techniques and timely warnings.
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The Convair 580 in Quebec city after the October 2001 Tropical Storm Karen research flight.
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 Instruments mounted on the wing of the Convair 580 used to measure the microscopic properties of clouds.
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Technicians on board the Convair 580 are busy deciphering the data collected during the Tropical Storm Karen flight in October 2001.
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Clouds swirling around the centre of Tropical Storm Karen three kilometres below. |
 A member of the flight crew aboard the Convair 580 prepares to deploy a dropsonde which will measure winds, temperature and humidity as it falls to the ocean. |
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