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NASA's ER-2 takes off from the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, to collect hurricane data during the Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes mission.
 
Photo Number: ED05-0149-1
Photo Date: July 6, 2005
 
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Description:		 NASA's high-flying ER-2 takes off from the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 6, 2005 to collect hurricane data during the Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes mission.

The NASA ER-2 airplane flew over hurricane Dennis as part of the Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes "TSCP" Mission. This 28-day field mission sponsored by NASA's Science Mission Directorate is studying the bursting conditions for tropical storms, hurricanes and related phenomena. The flight originated from TSCP's base-of-operations in San Juan Santa Maria airport in San Jose, Costa Rica.
 
NASA Photo by: Bill Ingalls
 
Keywords: ER-2, hurricane Dennis, Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes Mission, TSCP, Science Mission Directorate, San Juan Santa Maria airport, San Jose, Costa Rica
 
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