Dust layer associated with the Saharan Air Layer. Photo taken from the NOAA G-IV northeast of Barbados during a Saharan Air Layer Experiment mission into Hurricane Helene on Sep 16, 2006. Small cumulus clouds can be seen poking through the tops of the dust layer, which is seen as a milky white haze. Photo credit: … Continue reading Paper on the relationship between African dust and hurricane activity published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Paper on how swell modifies the interaction between the air and the sea published in Geophysical Research Letters
You can read the study at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020GL089883.
Lidia Cucurull participates in WMO’s 7th Workshop on the Impact of Various Observing Systems on NWP
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) held its 7th Workshop on the Impact of Various Observing Systems on NWP. The purpose of the workshop was to guide the design and evolution of components of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). This extends from the short-range (1-2 days) to climate forecasts. The … Continue reading Lidia Cucurull participates in WMO’s 7th Workshop on the Impact of Various Observing Systems on NWP
2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the numbers
NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter Air Crew receives 2020 Department of Commerce Gold Medal for search and rescue during Hurricane Lorenzo
The crews of the NOAA P3 hurricane hunter was awarded a Department of Commerce Gold Medal for courage, dedication, and heroism during the search and rescue efforts for the marine vessel Bourbon Rhode and crew on 27 and 28 September 2019. All female science crew aboard NOAA43, pictured before the research flight was diverted to provide Bourbon Rhode SAR … Continue reading NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter Air Crew receives 2020 Department of Commerce Gold Medal for search and rescue during Hurricane Lorenzo
HRD Scientists participate in 2020 Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project Annual Meeting
The 2020 HFIP Annual Meeting was held virtually from 17-19 November. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the key HFIP strategies as documented in the HFIP Strategic plan, including development of the next-generation Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) within NOAA's Unified Forecast System. The current state of operational hurricane modeling capabilities … Continue reading HRD Scientists participate in 2020 Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project Annual Meeting
Rob Rogers participates in the 2020 HIWeather Workshop
HIWeather is a World Meteorological Organisation research project, developing warning capabilities for weather-related hazards, to increase resilience worldwide. HIWeather participants form an international network of scientists, in a wide variety of disciplines, all concerned with aspects of the production and communication of weather-related warnings. The workshop is aimed at anyone interested in improving weather-related warnings, … Continue reading Rob Rogers participates in the 2020 HIWeather Workshop
Record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end
Improved forecasts, extensive preparedness helped protect lives and property From https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/record-breaking-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-end. The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States. While the official hurricane season concludes on November 30, tropical storms may continue to develop past that … Continue reading Record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end
Paper on additional improvements to weather forecasts from GPS radio occultation data released online in Monthly Weather Review
The Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) are a set of satellites launched in 2006 that orbit the earth about 500 miles above ground. They use radio signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites in a process called “radio occultation” to measure temperature and moisture with high accuracy. These data have proven to … Continue reading Paper on additional improvements to weather forecasts from GPS radio occultation data released online in Monthly Weather Review
HRD Monthly Science Meeting of November 2020
Frank Marks, HRD director, presented a season-end summary of the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project goals and their current status. You may get the slides on the anonymous ftp site at: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/blog/meetings/2020/Science/HRD_SciMeet_20201112.pptx.
