Better prediction of radiative heating in hurricane forecast models leads to better forecasts of tropical cyclone (TC) intensity. This is the first study to evaluate the importance of this radiation effect on TC forecast guidance; we found that better radiation forecasts improve prediction of hurricane intensification and genesis. Tropical cyclones (TCs) behave like heat engines, […]
El Laboratorio Oceanográfico y Meteorológico del Atlántico (AOML) de la NOAA presenta una nueva serie en las redes sociales: ¡12 días de instrumentos!
Esta serie destaca 12 de los muchos instrumentos utilizados por nuestros investigadores en el AOML. Cada uno de estos instrumentos es vital para llevar a cabo nuestra innovadora investigación.
The American Geophysical Union held their annual Fall Meeting 12-16 December in Chicago, 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 of science. […]
The study significantly reduced the estimated errors and uncertainties of the rain rate by combining observed raindrop size and radar reflectivity using machine learning. Flooding from rainfall is one of the most damaging and deadly hazards associated with tropical cyclones, so estimating rainfall amounts is important to keep people and property safe. Forecasters use weather […]
Científicos afiliados a la NOAA dirigieron un taller sobre calidad del agua y biodiversidad en São Paulo (Brasil), en el que se reunieron con dirigentes locales para debatir nuevos planes de gestión sostenible de una zona costera cada vez más vulnerable.
This study examined how changes to the planetary boundary layer (PBL) scheme based on information from large-eddy simulations affected hurricane model forecast performance during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. The modified PBL scheme produced more realistic storm structures, on average, when compared to best-track information and observations from Hurricane Hunter Aircraft. The modified PBL physics […]
NOAA Research held its annual awards ceremony on 7 December virtually, and many HRD employees were recognized. Sim Aberson earned the EEO/Diversity Award for Exemplary Service as part of the OAR Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee, for the group’s diligent efforts to expand Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility activities and awareness by establishing five working […]
“This season, NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft flew over 582 mission hours to collect atmospheric data that is critical to hurricane forecasting and research, passing through the eye of a hurricane 65 times and deploying over 1,700 scientific instruments. NOAA’s Gulfstream IV-SP also flew a research mission from Cabo Verde, Africa, in August. This historic mission […]
