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Of Special Interest

It's Atlantic Hurricane Season

Series of tropical cyclones marching across the Atlantic, Sept. 2 2008

 

"Tropical Cyclones" is the third published chapter of "Introduction to Tropical Meteorology" and is especially relevant and timely this time of year. Explore the science, the history and the impacts of hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones.

 

Related Modules of Interest

• Hurricane Strike! - Our award-winning module on hurricane science and safety for kids.
• Community Hurricane Preparedness - Provides emergency managers and decision makers basic information on how hurricanes form, the hazards they pose, how the NWS forecasts future hurricane behavior, and what tools and guiding principles can help emergency managers prepare their communities.
• Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Microwave Analysis of Tropical Cyclones - Introduces forecasters to the use of microwave image products for observing and analyzing tropical cyclones.
• Conceptual Models of Tropical Waves - Introduces the dynamical characteristics and evolution of tropical waves.
  

See our entire collection of hurricane and tropical meteorology content, including Spanish language modules.

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Recent Publications

• North Wall Effects on Winds and Waves
• Dams and Dam Failure - Module 2: St. Venant Equations, Modeling, and Case Study
• Introduction to Tropical Meteorology, Chapter 10: Tropical Cyclones
• Analyzing Ocean Swell
• Introduction to Distributed Hydrologic Modeling
• Weather and Road Management
• Introduction to Verification of Hydrologic Forecasts
• Creating Meteorological Products from Satellite Data

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New Translations

• Creación de productos meteorológicos a partir de observaciones satelitales
• Dominio del diagrama oblicuo T-log p
• Ondas de montaña y vientos de ladera descendentes
• Vientos canalizados
• Principios de convección I: empuje hidrostático y CAPE
• Pronóstico de tipo e intensidad de engelamiento en aviación
• Estudo do Ciclo Hidrológico
• Introducción a la meteorología tropical, Capítulo 6: Distribución de humedad y precipitación

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Coming Soon...

GOES-R: An Introduction to the Next Generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series

This module presents an overview of the nation's next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) series, focusing on the value and anticipated benefits offered by the products and services derived from an enhanced suite of instruments for the continued monitoring of meteorological, environmental, climate, and space weather phenomena and related hazards.

Operational Use of WAVEWATCH III

In this webcast, Dr. Hendrik Tolman (NOAA Marine Analysis Branch) will discuss the operational use of NOAA WAVEWATCH III. The NOAA WAVEWATCH III is a forecast system that predicts wind-generated ocean waves.  

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