Remotely Sensed Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields

Abstract

Goals and objectives include: Accurately derive the three-dimensional atmospheric wind fields via satellite remote sensing data for both real-time analyses and as input to numerical weather prediction models. Develop techniques to map the three-dimensional (3-D) wind fields associated with tropical cyclones (TCs). Use remotely sensed data to determine the wind field from the surface to the upper-levels to better understand the storm structure and to assist in determining the storm's intensity, thereby providing an important link to tropical cyclone data assimilation and severe storm characterization efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA534946

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey D. Hawkins

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Climate Change
  • Clouds
  • Cyclones
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Data
  • Errors
  • High Density
  • Hurricanes
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • Remote Sensing
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Water Vapor
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space