Satellite-Derived Tropical Cyclone Intensities and Structure Change (TCS-08 and ITOP)

Abstract

To understand tropical cyclone (TC) structure and the time evolution from genesis to a mature storm while focusing on environmental conditions that impact rainband and inner core changes that are directly related to a TC s intensity and resultant wind and rain fields. OBJECTIVES Develop accurate automated satellite-based techniques to estimate TC intensity and intensity changes under all conditions (e.g., 24 hr/day, any global location, and strengths ranging from tropical depression to Category 5). Create products that enable the TC community to monitor the three dimensional (3-D) TC environment (winds, moisture, and sea surface temperatures) and advance our ability to forecast TC intensity changes with a special emphasis on western Pacific (WPAC) typhoons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA557151

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey D. Hawkins

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Entrainment
  • Algorithms
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Clouds
  • Cyclones
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Digital Data
  • High Altitude
  • Hurricanes
  • Intensity
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space