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HRD Scientists participate in NOAA Hurricane Conference, 30 November-3 December 2010

HRD Scientists Robert Rogers, Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan (Gopal), and Altug Aksoy presented summaries of 2010 accomplishments from the annual NOAA hurricane field program (IFEX), regional hurricane model developments (HWRFV3.2), and hurricane data assimilation developments (HEDAS). Their presentations are available online from: Robert Rogers: Summary of NOAA’s 2010 Hurricane Field Program (IFEX) Gopal: Hurricane Intensity and Structure Research Using […]

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AOML hosts JCSDA-HFIP Workshop on Satellite Data Assimilation for Hurricane Forecasting, 2-3 December 2010

Introduction and Purpose The primary goals of NOAA’s Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project are “to improve the accuracy and reliability of hurricane forecasts; to extend lead time for hurricane forecasts with increased certainty; and to increase confidence in hurricane forecasts”. The Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation has as its primary objective to increase and improve the […]

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Shirley Murillo and Stanley Goldenberg review the season

Shirley Murillo reviewed the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season in The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-historic-hurricane-season-20101128,0,4251841.story). Stanley Goldenberg did the same for The Miami Herald (http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/10/1917876/the-coast-is-clear-so-far-of-hurricanes.html).

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HRD hosts HFIP Stream 1 Regional Hurricane Model Diagnostics Planning Meeting, 8 November 2010

Vijay Tallapragada (NCEP/EMC HWRF Team Lead) and Mark DeMaria (NESDIS/STAR, CIRA, and HFIP Applications Development & Diagnostics Team co-lead) organized this meeting to to define the requirements for model diagnostic efforts to help improve the regional hurricane models, with special emphasis on the operational HWRF. The discussion and presentations were focused on: —Developing diagnostics for systematic evaluation of […]

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