Applications of Satellite-Derived Ocean Measurements to Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecasting

Sudden tropical cyclone (TC) intensification has been linked with high values of upper ocean heat content contained in mesoscale features, particularly warm ocean eddies, provided that atmospheric conditions are also favorable. Although understanding of air-sea interaction for TCs is evolving, this...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Goni, Mark DeMaria, John Knaff, Charles Sampson, Isaac Ginis, Francis Bringas, Alberto Mavume, Chris Lauer, I.-I. Lin, M.M. Ali, Paul Sandery, Silvana Ramos Buarque, KiRyong Kang, Avichal Mehra, Eric Chassignet, George Halliwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-09-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_3/22-3_goni.pdf