¥Collect observations throughout the life cycle of a TC for the
development of a 3-D variational assimilation
of the hurricane core circulation.
Yes
¥Collect observations of the atmosphere and ocean in and around the
storm scale circulation that can be
used to develop an evaluation and validation package for the high resolution
HWRF. Yes
¥Collect observations in a variety of atmospheric/oceanic conditions
(e.g. atmospheric shear and
humidity environments, oceanic warm core eddies) to assess the influence of
these features on observed and model TC intensity and structure changes. Yes
¥Improve understanding and develop improved model representations of sea
spray/surface flux
effects on boundary layer structure and microphysics, especially in the core
and rainbands. Develop techniques for evaluating ocean vertical mixing
parameterizations against observed data.
Not yet
¥Improve the understanding of the phase changes of moisture. Not yet
¥Determine the storm intensity and structure change during decay over
cold water. No