David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington                   August 14, 2001
(Phone:  202/236-5829)

Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
(Phone:  256/544-0034)

Bill Dougherty
Office of Public Affairs, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, 
FL
(Phone:  904/542-3846)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N01-046

NASA HURRICANE MISSION BRIEFING ON AUG. 16 IN JACKSONVILLE, 
FL

     NASA will kick off the fourth Convection and Moisture 
Experiment (CAMEX-4) during a press conference and aircraft 
tour at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, FL, on 
Thursday, Aug. 16, at 9 a.m. EDT.  Media wishing to attend 
the press conference should meet at the Yorktown Gate of NAS 
Jacksonville no later than 8:30 a.m. for escort to the 
briefing room.  Following the briefing, media will be 
escorted to the airfield to view the NASA DC-8 and ER-2 
research aircraft, as well as the remotely piloted Aerosonde 
aircraft, and other planes involved in the mission.

Based out of NAS Jacksonville, this year's mission will run 
from Aug. 16 through Sept. 24 - traditionally the most 
active part of the hurricane season. During CAMEX, 
researchers will gather storm data from multiple sources, 
including piloted aircraft, remotely piloted aerial 
vehicles, satellite observations, ground-based radar, and 
other ground-based sensing instruments.

CAMEX-4 is the latest in a series of field research 
investigations sponsored by the Earth Sciences Enterprise at 
NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. It unites researchers 
from 10 universities, five NASA centers and the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

For more information about the CAMEX field campaign, please 
see:

               http://camex.msfc.nasa.gov

               http://www.earth.nasa.gov

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