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Paper on a new way to run forecast models with multiple hurricanes at the same time published in Weather and Forecasting

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

Summary: HWRF is NOAA’s primary model for tropical cyclone (tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) forecast. The distance between places where forecasts are made in the model (the grid resolution) must be small to make accurate forecasts. However, the amount … 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 Monthly Science Meeting of June 2016

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

June’s science meeting consisted of 4 presentations: Ghassan Alaka:   “Demo of the Basin-Scale HWRF Web Site” Elena Konopleva (ESRL/PSD):   “Simple flight planning tool based on tkmap” George Halliwell (AOML/PhOD):  “OSSE evaluation of pre-storm ocean profile surveys” Leon Nguyen: … 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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AOML and HRD researchers at 32nd AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Juan, Puerto Rico – 10-14 April 2016

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

Twenty-three AOML and HRD scientists participated in the recent 32nd AMS Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology in San Juan, PR, as authors or co-authors on 36 presentations and 11 posters. Roughly 650 presentations (452 oral presentations in 70 sessions and … Continue reading →

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Safety First – 2016 Aviation Water Safety Training

Posted on March 23, 2016 by

Several HRDers and collaborators participated in Aviation Water Safety Training in order to fly on NOAA aircraft. This hands-on training is required every 5 years in order to participate in NOAA aircraft missions such as those during the Hurricane Field … Continue reading →

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HRD & AOML researchers at 96th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA – 11-14 January 2016

Posted on March 2, 2016 by

Abstracts and recordings of  the 19 presentations and 5 posters AOML & HRD researchers presented (or were co-authors) at the 96th AMS Annual Meeting are available online from the AMS website: Presentations: A First Look at the Impact of Coyote … Continue reading →

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HRD Monthly Science Meeting of January 2016

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

January’s science meeting consisted of 5 presentations: Brad Klotz – Using a Scatterometer-based, Low-wavenumber Analysis Tool to Evaluate Surface Wind Asymmetries in Tropical Cyclones Sim Aberson – A Strong Updraft in the Eye of Hurricane Emily Steve Diaz – Update … Continue reading →

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HRD Monthly Science Meeting of October 2015

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October’s science meeting consisted of 4 presentations: Ghassan Alaka – A preliminary analysis of Joaquin Jason Dunion – Interesting observations from the P-3 lower-fuselage radar Jun Zhang – Effects of vertical and horizontal turbulent mixing on simulated hurricane intensity and … Continue reading →

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HRD Debrief for missions into Hurricane Danny and Tropical Storm Erika – 4 September 2015

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

HRD researchers discussed the results from the 10 P-3, 3 G-IV, and 2 Global-Hawk missions into Hurricane Danny and Tropical Storm Erika. The agenda for the discussion was: Overview of missions (Rogers) Accomplishments Science objectives and opportunities Hurricane Danny (5 … Continue reading →

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