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GPS Sensor Web Helps Forecasters Warn of Monsoon Flash Floods
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
In Southern California, summertime monsoons bring a variety of hazards and are notoriously difficult to predict. In a project funded by NASA_s Earth Science Technology Office through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 37 GPS stations were outfitted with meteorological sensors, generating data on air moisture. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration_s San Diego and Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather Forecast Offices use the data to improve monsoon forecasting and issue storm warnings.