NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP

E133431

The NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP is a high-altitude jet operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for atmospheric research and hurricane reconnaissance missions.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude jet
hurricane reconnaissance aircraft
research aircraft
aircraftType Gulfstream IV-SP
airframeOrigin business jet
basedAt Lakeland Linder International Airport
Lakeland, Florida
belongsToFleet NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
surface form: NOAA Aircraft Operations Center fleet
callsign NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP self-linksurface differs
surface form: NOAA G-IV
ceiling high-altitude
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataUsers National Weather Service
global numerical weather prediction centers
equipment GPS dropsondes
dropsonde launch system
meteorological sensors
radiosonde receiving systems
satellite communications systems
flightProfile high-altitude flights around hurricanes
long-range atmospheric sampling missions
manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace
missionArea Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
eastern Pacific Ocean
modifiedFor hurricane surveillance operations
scientific instrumentation
nickname Gonzo
operatingAgency Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
NOAA Hurricane Research Division
operator Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
surface form: NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
primaryMission atmospheric research
hurricane reconnaissance
synoptic surveillance around tropical cyclones
range long-range
registrationAuthority Federal Aviation Administration
role data collection for numerical weather prediction models
environmental monitoring
storm track forecasting support
serviceEntry 1990s
tailNumber N49RF
usedFor atmospheric chemistry measurements
collecting humidity profiles
collecting temperature profiles in the upper troposphere
collecting wind data around tropical cyclones
improving hurricane track forecasts
jet stream studies
mid-latitude storm research

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NOAA fleet hasComponent NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP
NOAA Aircraft Operations Center operates NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP
this entity surface form: NOAA Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft
NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP callsign NOAA Aircraft Gulfstream IV-SP self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: NOAA G-IV