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Hurricane Field Program 2017
This year's Hurricane Field Program includes several experiments that are part of the Intensity Forecasting EXperiment (IFEX). Below is a link to a more detailed explanation of IFEX, then a description of each experiment or module followed by a scientific justification. Also there is a link to the 2017 Hurricane Field Program season.
IFEX project
2017 HFP Plan
Experiments and Modules
Descriptions | Justifications
Appendices
Appendices
Individual Experiments and Modules
1. P3 Tail Doppler Radar Description| Justification
2. GIV Tail Doppler Radar Description| Justification
3. Offshore Wind Module Description| Justification
4. Doppler Wind Lidar (DWL) Description| Justification
5. Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experiment (SUAVE) Description| Justification
6. Ocean Winds and Rain Description| Justification
7. SFMR Hi-Incidence Angle Description| Justification
8. SFMR-CYGNSS Validation Description| Justification
9. GIV SFMR Validation Description| Justification
10. Underwater Glider Description| Justification
11. Easterly Wave Genesis Description| Justification
12. Analysis of Intensification Processes Experiment (AIPEX) Description| Justification
13. TC in Shear Description| Justification
14. TC Diurnal Cycle Description| Justification
15. TC-Ocean Interaction Description| Justification
16. TC Landfall Description| Justification
17. Convective Burst Description| Justification
18. Eye-eyewall Mixing Description| Justification
19. Secondary Eyewall Formation/Replacement Cycle Description| Justification
20. Arc Clouds Description| Justification
21. Extratropical Transition Description| Justification
2017 hurricane season

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