Category: Hurricane Research

State of the Climate in 2023 Released

Adapted from NOAA press release on August 22, 2024 Today, August 22, the 2023 State of the Climate report was released by the American Meteorological Society, showing Greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and the ocean, global sea level and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2023.  The international annual review […]

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Record breaking drone flight gathers critical data inside Hurricane Helene

One of the largest challenges in hurricane research is studying the inner dynamics of a storm. The regions within the hurricane that provide the most valuable data are often the most inaccessible and dangerous to reach, creating an opportunity for researchers to utilize emerging technology to enter the storm. Small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS), commonly […]

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NOAA and India team up to create life-saving tropical cyclone forecast model for nation of a billion

A 12-year collaboration between NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has culminated in a renewal of an Implementing Arrangement (IA) on Technical Cooperation in Development of Tropical Cyclone Numerical Weather Prediction System for the Indian Seas, which paves the way for advances in severe weather modeling. […]

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Hurricane Beryl: Looking from sea, sky, and space

In early July, the Caribbean experienced 165 mph winds as Category 5 Hurricane Beryl swept through the region. Beryl was unprecedented, becoming the Atlantic’s earliest forming Category 5 tropical cyclone on record. The storm developed and rapidly intensified to maximum wind speed in less than four days – a behavior uncommon this early in the season. Despite the unprecedented intensification, hurricane scientists with NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory were prepared.

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Observational Instruments

Observational Instruments Hurricane observational instruments allow scientists to collect real-time data that improves the accuracy of hurricane forecasts and provides critical information for weather prediction models.     SCROLL TO LEARN MORE Researchers at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) employ an array of instruments to gather data from inside hurricanes. These instruments range [...]
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2024 Hurricane Field Program Data

Hurricane Field Program Data 2024 Storms Jump to data collected during each storm. Atlantic Basin Alberto (AL01) Disturbance 2 Disturbance 4 Beryl (AL02) Chris (AL03) AEW/MAGPIE Debby (AL04) Ernesto (AL05) Francine (AL06) PTC08 (AL08) Helene (AL09) Milton (AL14) Nadine (AL15) Oscar (AL16) Rafael (AL18) Sara (AL19) Misc East Pacific Basin John (EP10) Central Pacific Basin [...]
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Unveiling the innovative advancements in hurricane modeling

With an active hurricane season on the horizon, the need for reliable hurricane forecasting is at the forefront of our minds. Heightened sea surface temperatures, weakened vertical wind shear, and an enhanced West African monsoon are expected to contribute to the development of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic. To predict these developing storms, meteorologists employ models that rely on current observations and mathematical calculations to predict a storm’s behavior and track. These models are complex and utilize inputs from a variety of sources including historic, numeric, oceanic, and atmospheric data to generate their predictions. 

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