Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
Tropical Storm Gustav.
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Figure 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 Tropical Storm Gustav synoptic surveillance mission.
Figure 1b.
Track forecast improvements for the GFS and GFDL
models for the the Tropical Storm Gustav synoptic surveillance mission.
(a)
(b)
Figure 2.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Tropical Storm Gustav at
Kelpy Cove, NS, 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 and GFDL models.
(a)
(b)
Figure 3.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Tropical Storm Gustav at
Rose-Blanche-Harbour Le Cou, NFLD, 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 and GFDL models.
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