QuickTime movie of DLM wind
analyses
QuickTime movie of DLM wind data
initial increments
August 23, 1999 | 18 Z | |||
August 24, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 25, 1999 | 00 Z | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 26, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 27, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 28, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 29, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 30, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | 18 Z |
August 31, 1999 | 00 Z* | 06 Z | 12 Z | |
* Synoptic surveillance nominal times |
Figure 1a.
Track forecast errors for the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN)
and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the GFS and GFDL models for
the Hurricane Dennis synoptic surveillance mission.
Figure 1b.
Track forecast improvements for the GFS and GFDL
models for the the Hurricane Dennis synoptic surveillance mission.
(a)
(b)
Figure 2.
Forecast errors for the landfall of Hurricane Dennis at Abaco
Island, Bahamas, in the (a) cross- and (b) along-track directions for
the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for
the GFS and GFDL models.
(a)
(b)
Figure 3. Forecast errors for the landfall of Hurricane Dennis at Cape Lookout, NC, in the (a) cross- and (b) along-track directions for the no dropwindsonde (NO or NN) and the all dropwindsonde (AL) runs for the GFS and GFDL models.
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