Effects of Synoptic Surveillance on model forecasts for
Tropical Storm Harvey.
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| September 20, 1999 | | |
| 18 Z
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| September 21, 1999
| 00 Z
| 06 Z
| 12 Z
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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 Harvey synoptic surveillance mission.
Figure 1b.
Track forecast improvements for the GFS and GFDL
models for the the Tropical Storm Harvey synoptic surveillance mission.
(a)
(b)
Figure 2.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Tropical Storm Harvey at
Everglades City, FL, 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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