Summary: To warn people who are in harm’s way from a tropical cyclone (TC), not only is it important to know where it is going and how strong it will be, but also how large it is. We usually measure that by looking at how far away from the center of the TC wind of […]
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Committee on Radar Meteorology hosted a webinar on 31 March 2021, where a panel of five scientists from various sectors of the atmospheric sciences reflected on their careers thus far, and how radar has been a foundational part of their journey. Participants learned about a variety of career opportunities while […]
The study can be found here.
Summary: The energy that fuels tropical cyclones comes from the heat and moisture in the warm ocean water below. In a classical theory for tropical cyclone intensification, called Wind Induced Surface Heat Exchange or WISHE, an increase in surface wind speed allows for greater energy transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere (Fig. 1a). This […]
March’s science meeting consisted of three presentations. Michael Fischer: “How are TC convective and vortex characteristics related to TC intensity?” Josh Wadler: “The Effects of Environmental Wind Shear Direction on Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer Thermodynamics and Intensity Change from Multiple Observational Datasets” Lew Gramer: “Coastal downwelling and landfalling hurricane intensification” Copies of the three presentations are available […]
Dr. Masters presented a seminar titled “Collecting surface wind and water data in extreme hydrodynamic conditions during tropical cyclone landfall: The Sentinel Project”. ABSTRACT: The presentation will describe a new effort to measure surface wind, hydrodynamic, erosion, and water quality conditions in the hurricane core at the coastal transition. In this region, storm surge and […]
February’s science meeting was hosted by NHC and consisted of nine presentations. The first two presented an overview of the proposed Tropical Marine Testbed (TMT) from a NWS and OAR perspective, and the remaining seven presentations were from NHC and HRD researchers describing potential projects that the TMT might tackle: Overview of Tropical Marine Testbed […]
Numerical weather forecast models run on a grid, or regularly spaced group of points that cover the particular area of interest. These models combine weather observations with equations that explain the motions in the atmosphere and ocean. Two types of models are used to make the most accurate forecasts possible. Global models analyze and forecast […]
For more information, contact aoml.communications@noaa.gov. The paper can be found at https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/aop/JAS-D-19-0314.1/JAS-D-19-0314.1.xml.
