The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission is a group of satellites that will provide observations of temperature, moisture, rainfall, and water particles in the atmosphere. Planned for launch in 2022, the satellites will provide measurements that will be particularly important for studying tropical cyclones because […]
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HRD’s 2021 Hurricane Field Program is starting with a series of missions into Tropical Storm Elsa. NOAA42 will fly a series of TDR missions out of the island Aruba. Also, NOAA49 will fly a series of NHC-tasked Synopitc Sureveillance missions.
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Hurricane Field Program Data 2021 Storms Jump to data collected during each storm. Atlantic Basin Claudette Danny Elsa AL99 Fred Grace Henri Ida Larry Nicholas Peter AL96 Sam Miscellaneous East Pacific Basin Nora Pamela Rick Please review HRD's Data Policy prior to downloading data. Most data available on this page are Level 2, quality controlled, [...]
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Chris Landsea and Eric Blake offer up an assessment of the 2020 hurricanes season and how it ranks among past seasons in NHC’s blog. Was 2020 a Record-Breaking Hurricane Season? Yes, But. . .
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) hosted a three-day virtual workshop on June 15, 17, and 18 to chart a path forward for evaluating, developing, and improving tropical cyclone probabilistic forecast products (TC-PFP). Co-led by Jason Dunion (NOAA/AOML/HRD and UM/CIMAS), Munehiko Yamaguchi (Japanese Meteorological Agency), and Hui Yu (Shanghai Typhoon Institute) as part of the WMO Working […]
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June’s science meeting consisted of six presentations: Nick Mesa (HRD): “Investigating intensity changes related to thermodynamic processes using near-coincident aircraft and satellite observations” Sophie Grimsley (HRD): “Hurricane Intensity Change and Boundary Layer Processes” Chris Landsea (NHC): “Was 2020 a Record-Breaking Hurricane Season? Yes, but… (Why did the new average number of Named Storms go up […]
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Machine Learning (ML) has become one of the most innovative methods to solve problems related to “big data.” in In environmental science, ML can be used as a prediction model, parameterization method, or model enhancement tool. This introduction included fundamentals of ML algorithms, including k-Nearest Neighbors, Random Forest, and Artificial Neural Networks, and their applications […]
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Research Highlights December 7, 2022New study finds that seventy percent of Florida’s coral reefs are erodingNovember 17, 2022Congratulations to the Winners of 2022 Department of Commerce and NOAA Awards!August 8, 2022Coral Rescue in Miami Beach Research Interests The impacts of anthropogenic stressors on reef ecosystem form and function Carbonate chemistry dynamics and ocean acidification in [...]
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Abstract: Heavy precipitation is a major hazard in landfalling tropical cyclones (TCs). Historically, heavy rainfall has caused freshwater floods and mudslides during TC landfalls, accounting for 27% of deaths, and devastating property. Hence, improving current TC rainfall forecasts is indispensable. A new TC rainfall model is described that provides five-day probabilistic forecasts of extreme rainfall […]
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Dr Michael Fischer received the Quarterly Journal Reviewer’sawards Certificate in recognition of his important contribution as reviewer for the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. Michael has taken on a high number of reviews in the area of tropical cyclones, bringing his expertise in observations and modelling to the review process. His reviews have […]
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