NASA's DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft, and the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS) were configured with a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes. The GRIP deployment was 15 August – 30 September 2010 with bases in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for the DC-8, at Houston, TX for the WB-57, and at NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility, CA for the Global Hawk.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GRIP/DATA101
