Paper on a way to find the center of a tropical cyclone using Synthetic Aperture Radar published in the IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
You can read the paper at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8454779/.
Paper on the eyewall replacement cycles in Hurricane Bonnie during a period of high wind shear published in Monthly Weather Review
You can read the paper at https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0030.1.
80th Anniversary of the Great New England hurricane
On September 21, 1938, a hurricane moving at over 50 mph struck Long Island and raced over New England, bringing a storm surge and heavy rainfall. It would be remembered for generations as the “Long Island Express”. The storm originated from a disturbance detected off Africa on Sept. 9th. It was tracked via ship reports […]
Physical Oceanography Division
Physical OceanographyThe Physical Oceanography Division is comprised of scientists, engineers, and technical support staff that aid NOAA’s mission by observing and studying ocean and climate dynamics, the physical drivers of ecosystem variability, and the impacts of natural and anthropogenic activities on marine resources. We study how ocean changes affect climate, marine ecosystems, and coastal and [...]Hurricane Research Division
Hurricane Research The Hurricane Research Division improves forecasts and helps NOAA create a weather-ready nation by collecting observations, assimilating data, and streamlining modeling and prediction sciences. Observations we collect during our annual Hurricane Field Program are used by forecast offices around the globe to better understand how to characterize and predict the life cycle of [...]Contact Us
Phone 305.361.4420 Address 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway | Miami, FL | 33149 Email aoml.communications@noaa.gov Visiting AOML AOML is a member of a unique community of marine research and educational institutions located on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. Our neighboring institutions include NOAA's Southeast Fisheries Science Center, the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric [...]Outreach & Education
Outreach & Education Welcome to the AOML Outreach and Education page! We love sharing our research with the public and hope to form an environmentally literate community that can make sound and educated environmental decisions. You can find material and resources on this page about coral reefs, Florida ecosystems, hurricanes, ocean currents, and more. If [...]
Hurricane Field Program Update – Thursday, September 20, 2018, 9 AM ET
Thursday, September 20, 2018 NOAA49: The NOAA G-IV will be flying a joint research mission for AOML/HRD and NOAA/NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) objectives to validate atmospheric moisture and temperature profiles in the NOAA Unique Combined Atmospheric Processing System (NUCAPS) satellite product. Of particular interest is assessing the ability of NUCAPS to represent […]
30th Anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert
On September 16, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert made landfall at the Mexican city of La Pesca,Tamaulipas, with winds of 125 mph (200 km/hr). It had already brought destruction upon the Yucatan peninsula and the Caribbean islands. Along the way it set a new low-pressure record that would stand for 17 years. Gilbert was a classic Cape […]
90th Anniversary of Lake Okeechobee Hurricane
On September 16, 1928, the deadliest hurricane in Florida’s history struck West Palm Beach. As it moved inland it drove the waters of Lake Okeechobee against the mud levees on its shores. When the levees failed, a surge inundated the communities of Okeechobee City, South Bay and Belle Glade, causing thousands of deaths. The storm […]
