Recent Colorado State University Tropical Cyclone Research of Interest to Forecasters

Abstract

This report discusses new tropical cyclone research being conducted which m ay be used as background information by tropical cyclone forecasters. Observational findings and speculations address: (1) various climatological characteristics of tropical cyclones; (2) tropical cyclone formation; (3) tropical cyclone structural variability; (4) tropical cyclone intensity change; and (5) tropical cyclone outer radius wind distribution. Keywords: Tropical cyclone forecasting; Tropical cyclone climatology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185996

Entities

People

  • William M. Gray

Organizations

  • Colorado State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Convection
  • Cyclones
  • Diagrams
  • Indian Ocean
  • Marine Transportation
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Uss America
  • Uss Carl Vinson
  • Uss Constellation
  • Uss Nimitz
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Theoretical Analysis.