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August 21, 1999 | 18 Z | |||
August 22, 1999 | 00 Z | 06 Z | 12 Z |
Figure 1a. Track forecast errors for the no dropwindsonde
(NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the GFS, GFDL,
and VBAR models for the Hurricane Bret synoptic surveillance
mission.
Figure 1b. Track forecast improvements for the GFS, GFDL,
and VBAR /models for the the Hurricane Bret synoptic surveillance
mission.
(a)
(b)
Figure 2. Forecast errors for the landfall of Hurricane
Bret at Padre Island, TX, in the (a) cross- and (b) along-track
directions for the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN) and the all
dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the GFS, GFDL, and VBAR models.
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