A Developmental Framework for Improving Hurricane Model Physical Parameterizations Using Aircraft Observations

ABSTRACT: As part of NOAA’s Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program (HFIP), this paper addresses the important role of aircraft observations in hurricane model physics validation and improvement. A model developmental framework for improving the physical parameterizations using quality-controlled and...

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Main Authors: Jun A. Zhang, Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan, Frank D. Marks, Robert F. Rogers, Vijay Tallapragada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-12-01
Series:Tropical Cyclone Research and Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225603218300535