Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
Hurricane Dennis.
Fig 1a.
Track forecast errors for the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN) and
the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the GFS and GFDL models for the
Hurricane Dennis synoptic surveillance missions.
Fig 1b.
Track forecast improvements for the GFS and GFDL models for the
Hurricane Dennis synoptic surveillance missions.
(a)
(b)
Fig 2.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Hurricane Dennis at Punta del
Ingles, Cuba in the (a) cross- and (b)along-track directions for the no
dropsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the
GFS and GFDL models.
(a)
(b)
Fig 3.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Hurricane Dennis at Punta Manfles
Altos, Cuba in the (a) cross- and (b)along-track directions for the no
dropsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the
GFS and GFDL models.
(a)
(b)
Fig 4.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Hurricane Dennis at Santa Rosa
Island, FL in the (a) cross- and (b)along-track directions for the no
dropsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the
GFS and GFDL models.