Paper on the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Tropical Cyclone Information System published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
You can read the article here. For more information, contact aoml.communications@noaa.gov.
NOAA Hurricane Model Performance is Evaluated for the First Time in Predicting Rainfall from 2017 Hurricane Harvey
On Posted onJuly 1, 2020 by AOML Communications to Hurricane Research A recent study published in the journal Atmosphere evaluated for the first time, how well NOAA’s regional hurricane model was able to forecast the location and amount of devastating rainfall in 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. The Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) model predicted the realistic total rainfall and the location of […]
Sim Aberson serves on a panel at the First NOAA Florida Diversity & Inclusion Workshop
First NOAA Florida Diversity & Inclusion Workshop Held Virtually The first ever NOAA Florida Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Workshop was held virtually on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Despite not being able to have personal interaction, we had a successful event with a variety of topics presented by outstanding speakers and panelists with decades of combined […]
The Saharan Air Layer: What is it? Why does NOAA track it?
As we move through the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, you will no doubt hear a lot about the Saharan Air Layer—a mass of very dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer and early fall. This layer can travel and impact locations thousands of miles away from its African […]
Paper on the ability of forecast models to predict the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Harvey (2017) released Atmosphere
Hurricane Harvey brought up to 5 feet of rainfall to Texas and Louisiana in just a few days in 2017. The strongest rainfall typically happens near the center (eye) of a hurricane. Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was unusually located far away from the eye. These unusual events make it difficult for forecast models to correctly predict […]
Paper on consumer stockpiling affects the supply of emergency supplies during and after a hurricane published in Production and Operations Management
The main purpose of this research is to determine how consumer stockpiling (or precautionary buying) behavior, as well as storm and retail characteristics, impact the availability of essential supplies at retailers following a hurricane. You can access the paper at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3309457. For more information, contact aoml.communications@noaa.gov.
Study of how a new NOAA regional hurricane model performed during the 2019 hurricane season published in Atmosphere.
You can read the full study at https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/6/617. For more information, contact Erica Rule, AOML Communications Director, at erica.rule@noaa.gov.
HRD Monthly Science Meeting of June 2020
June’s science meeting consisted of six presentations: Jason Sippel: “Some thoughts about recent G-IV impact results” Sarah Ditchek: “Quantifying the Radial Impact of Dropsondes Using the Basin-Scale HWRF” Dave Nolan: “Evaluation of the Surface Wind Field Over Land in WRF Simulations of Hurricane Wilma (2005)” Lakemariam Worku: “Forecasting a Continuum Environmental Threats – Tropical Cyclone […]
Sarah Ditchek receives The University at Albany’s Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award
Dr. Ditchek received the award for her dissertation “On the Frequency, Structure, and Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Pulses.” Three papers published as a result of this research can be found at https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0368.1, https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0129.1, and https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/full/10.1175/MWR-D-20-0022.1. Congratulations Sarah!
Heather Holbach participates in webinar about the Gulf of America loop current and its impact on hurricanes
Dr. Heather Holbach participated as a panelist for the “GRP: Facing an Active 2020 Hurricane Season: Impacts of the Loop Current” virtual webinar hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Gulf Research Program (GRP) on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Dr. Holbach was joined by panelists Drs. Shuyi Chen. Professor of Atmospheric […]
