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- QST, February 1989, page 15 =
- Forecasting hurricane behavior falls far short of a perfect science. In
- order to forecast weather at all, the meteorologists must have command of a
- bewildering amount of data. Within the borders of our country, given
- numerous official observation sites such as airports, laboratories and
- universities, they have a better chance of being accurate in thier forecasts.
- But for a storm well out in the ocean, there is precious little data from
- satellites, buoys, ships, aircraft and the occasional island reports.
- Governments can only fund so many observation posts and must therefore
- heavily depend on volunteers. When the storms cross international waters and
- international boundaries, the communications difficulties and complexities
- create much more of a problem. Amateur Radio operators are able to provide
- the required support. +
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