Tropical Observability and Predictibility

Abstract

A long-term goal of this research is to improve dynamical prediction of tropical cyclones using ensemble methods for making analyses and forecasts. A second goal is to use the information contained in ensemble analyses and forecasts to improve basic understanding of tropical cyclone dynamics. Finally, a third goal is to use ensemble-based sensitivity analysis to target observations for tropical cyclone predictability and to assess the impact of observations on tropical cyclone forecasts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA532873

Entities

People

  • Gregory J. Hakim

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Cyclones
  • Dropsondes
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Hurricanes
  • Intensity
  • Kalman Filters
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Observation
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Radiosondes
  • Sea Level
  • Sensitivity
  • Tropical Cyclones

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers