Western Pacific Tropical Cyclone Adaptive Observing of Inner Core Life-cycle Structure and Intensity Change
Abstract
Major goals for this project are three-fold: 1) provide a quality-controlled WC-130J airborne observation data set for the flights conducted during the Tropical Cyclone Structure 2008 field program (TCS-08), 2) diagnose the interaction of mature Western Pacific (WPAC) tropical cyclones (TCs) with their underlying ocean features and provide new observations simultaneously, both within the TC itself as well as the ocean below, to the developing Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) coupled TC modeling effort (COAMPS(tm)1-TC) and 3) utilize TCS-08 field program datasets to improve understanding of TC life cycle, especially genesis stage and rapid intensification mature-stage episodes associated with oceanic and large-scale atmospheric environmental changes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA531286
Entities
People
- Peter G. Black
Organizations
- Leidos