Hua Leighton
Research Highlights November 18, 2021Scientists Sample Multiple Storms as Tropics Enter Peak for Hurricane FormationOctober 7, 2020AOML Scientists Assess Hurricane Delta’s Rapid IntensificationAugust 26, 2020NOAA Hurricane Hunters Capture the Evolution of Hurricane Laura’s Rapid Intensification Research Interests Rapid intensification of hurricanes and the connection between microphysics and their manifestations on the macro-scale for hurricane development. [...]Jason Dunion
Research Highlights February 7, 2024Department of Commerce Honor Awards 2024June 29, 2023Scientists at AOML Discover Atlantic Niño Fuels the Most Intense and Destructive Tropical Cyclones May 16, 2023A Day in the Life of a NOAA Hurricane Hunter Research Interests Hurricane intensity prediction. Saharan Air Layer & dust storms. TC Genesis Index. Satellite remote sensing of hurricanes. [...]Joseph Cione
Research Highlights February 7, 2024Department of Commerce Honor Awards 2024October 30, 2023NOAA Measures Hurricane Tammy from Satellites through the SeaOctober 20, 2023NOAA Deploys New Black Swift Drone into Tropical Storm Tammy Research Interests Atmospheric and oceanic boundary layer thermodynamic processes in hurricanes and extra-tropical winter storms. Difficult to observe regions. Research to operations. Joseph J. [...]HRD scientists participate in the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021
The American Geophysical Union is holding their annual Fall Meeting 13-17 December in New Orleans, and also online. Every year, the Fall Meeting unites >25,000 attendees from 100+ countries in the Earth and space sciences community to discuss findings, connect scientists from around the world, advance the profession and connect over passion for the impact […]
AOML awards ceremony highlights HRD award winners
Congratulations to everyone!
Rob Rogers gave invited presentation at the opening ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Center (AP-TCRC) – 29 November 2021
On 29 November, 2021, Rob Rogers gave an invited virtual talk entitled “Advances in the Understanding and Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change from Airborne Observations” at a new international joint tropical cyclone research organization, named the Asia-Pacific Typhoon Collaborative Research Center (AP-TCRC). The AP-TCRC is supported by the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (the Committee) and […]
Frank Marks and Sim Aberson win awards for excellence and outstanding contributions to NOAA and the community
HRD Director Frank Marks received the Joanne Simpson Tropical Meteorology Research Award from the American Meteorological Society. The award is granted to researchers who make outstanding contributions to advancing the understanding of the physics and dynamics of the tropical atmosphere. Frank was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the understanding and prediction of tropical cyclones […]
Paper on NOAA’s new hurricane forecast models published in Weather and Forecasting
We tested two developmental versions of a new forecast model for tropical cyclones being developed by NOAA. Track forecasts from the AOML version were better than NOAA’s current operational models, and intensity forecasts showed promise as well. In particular, the models correctly predicted rapid intensification (when a tropical cyclone’s maximum sustained wind speed increases by […]
Latest issue of AOML Keynotes available
Ocean Drone Sails into Category-4 Hurricane Sam, Scientists Sample Multiple Storms as Tropics Enter Peak for Hurricane Formation, HRD awards and recognitions, and more! Check it out at https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jul-Sep-2021-AOML-Keynotes-Newsletter.pdf.
