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HRD seminar – Dave Jones (Storm Center Communications) and Svetla Hristova-Veleva (NASA/JPL) – 13 May 2015

Dave Jones and Svetla Hristova-Veleva provided an overview of the Tropical Cyclone Information System (TCIS) developed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to facilitate the inter-comparison of hurricane model simulations and passive microwave satellite observations within a common geo-referenced and web-based application. The purpose of their visit was to engage operational hurricane forecasters and researchers […]

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You’re invited to the NOAA Open House, Saturday, 16 May, 10am-3pm

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service/ Southeast Fisheries Science Center and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, in collaboration with the University of Miami Rosensteil school and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, are hosting an open house on Saturday, 16 May, from 10am to 3pm.  Participants will learn about a variety of scientific topics including hurricane research, […]

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Paper examining the region closest to the ocean surface in hurricanes and typhoons published in the Journal of Geophysical Research

Global Positioning System dropwindsondes are released by Hurricane Hunter Aircraft to measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind speeds. Dropwindsonde data show what the wind, temperature and moisture are like nearest the ocean surface. In this study, hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean are compared with typhoons in the Pacific Ocean. Important Conclusions: 1. The atmospheric region […]

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HRD Monthly Science Meeting of May 2015

May’s science meeting consisted of 6 presentations: Eric Uhlhorn– Validation of Coyote Low-level UAS Observations In Hurricane Edouard Rob Rogers – Multiscale kinematic structure and evolution of Hurricane Edouard from 14-16 September using Global Hawk dropsondes and P-3 airborne Doppler radar Paul Reasor – Research Evaluation of the G-IV Tail Doppler Radar Sim Aberson – […]

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AOML scientists participate in Broward Family Expo

AOML’s Dr. Hua Chen and Erica Rule participated at the First Annual 2015 Broward STEM Family Expo on Sunday, May 3, 2015.  STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and represents the four core disciplines critical to the development of America’s technological innovations. This extraordinary community event brought over 1,500 children of all ages […]

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30th Anniversary of Project STORMFURY evaluation article

In the May 1985 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, an article evaluating Project STORMFURY written by four Hurricane Research Division scientists was published.  The Project was a twenty-year effort by the United States Government to test the hypothesis that seeding hurricanes with silver iodide would substantially alter the structure of the […]

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25th Anniversary of the publication of “The Hurricane”

In May of 1990, Roger Pielke, Sr., an atmospheric sciences professor at Colorado State University, published his book entitled “The Hurricane.”  The 228-page tome was published by Routledge Press of London.  It was aimed at the scientifically-minded public and provided an overview of the latest thinking about tropical cyclone genesis, evolution, track, and structure.  The […]

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40th Anniversary of the Dvorak technique

In May of 1975, Vernon Dvorak published his technique for estimating tropical cyclone strength using satellite pictures.  Prior to the use of his technique, hurricane specialists would resort to a subjective evaluation of such images to guess at storm intensity.  At the time, Dvorak worked at NOAA’s Applications Group of the National Environmental Satellite Service […]

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