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HRD Seminar – Dr. Sim Aberson, AOML/HRD – 5 December 2016

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

Dr. Aberson presented a seminar titled  “Dropsondes in Hurricanes (1949 to the present)” Abstract: The history of the use of dropsondes in hurricanes will be presented with special emphasis on the achievements since the development and implementation of the NCAR GPS … Continue reading →

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HRD Monthly Science Meeting of November 2016

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

November’s science meeting consisted of 7 presentations: Shun-Nan Wu (RSMAS), “The signal of future TC intensification in the CloudSat measurements” Jon Zawislak (FIU/CIMAS/HRD), “The Relationship Between Precipitation and Environmental Forcing during Tropical Cyclone Formation” Leon Nguyen (HRD), “Thermodynamic and kinematic … Continue reading →

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HRD Debrief for missions into Tropical Storm Karl Hermine – 30 September 2016

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

HRD researchers discussed the results from the 7 P-3, 5 G-IV, and 2 Global Hawk missions into Tropical Storm Karl (20-24 September 2016). The agenda for the discussion was: Slides from the debrief are available at: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/hrd/blog/meetings/2016/HFP/Karl_debrief.pptx

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HRD Monthly Science Meeting of September 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

September’s science meeting consisted of 4 presentations: Evan Kalina (AOML/ESRL), “Power Spectra and Eddy Dissipation Rate Measured by the Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System in Hurricane Edouard (2014)” Sim Aberson (HRD), “A Preliminary Assessment of the HEDAS Reruns (2011-2015)” Hui Christophersen (HRD), … Continue reading →

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25th Anniversary of Hurricane Bob

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

On August 19, 1991, Hurricane Bob brushed the tip of Long Island and came ashore in Rhode Island.  Although only a Category 2 hurricane at that time, Bob managed to rack up a sizable damage bill to become one of … Continue reading →

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HRD Debrief for missions into Tropical Storm Colin, Hurricane Earl, and Tropical Storm Javier – 18 August 2016

Posted on August 18, 2016 by

HRD researchers discussed the results from the 5 P-3, and 2 G-IV missions into Tropical Storm Colin (5-6 June 2016), Hurricane Earl (2-3 August 2016), and Tropical Storm Javier (8-9 August 2016). The agenda for the discussion was: Slides from … Continue reading →

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HRD Monthly Science Meeting of August 2016

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

August’s science meeting consisted of 7 presentations: Xuejin Zhang – “The 2016 Basin-Scale HWRF (HB16)” Alan Brammer (University of Albany/SUNY) – “Exploitation of Ensemble Prediction System Information in Support of Atlantic Tropical Cyclogenesis Prediction” Erin Dougherty (University of Albany/SUNY)- “Hurricane … Continue reading →

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HRD observation team monthly meeting – 16 June 2016

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

The purpose of the observation team meetings is to bring together the people who use observations in their research on a regular basis to discuss issues they’re having, provide updates on observations they’re analyzing or collecting, and any other information … Continue reading →

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2016 Hurricane Field Program/Intensity Forecast EXperiment (HFP/IFEX) Planning Meeting

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

On Wednesday, 8 June 2016, Dr. Robert Rogers led a kick off meeting to discuss our flight experiments and modules that will be part of the 2016 hurricane field campaign. To review the proposed experiments go to the presentation at: … Continue reading →

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Paper on measurements of extreme wind speeds and updrafts in hurricanes published in Monthly Weather Review

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

Dropsondes are instruments released from Hurricane Hunter aircraft that measure temperature, humidity, and wind speed as they fall to the ocean. Since they were first used in 1997, more than 12,000 have been dropped into tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) … Continue reading →

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