Factors affecting the predictability of Hurricane Humberto (2007)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1759-1778

  Sippel, Jason A ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Ensembles; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Moisture; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; DATA ASSIMILATION TECHNIQUES; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; ENSEMBLES; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; GULF OF MEXICO; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTENSITY FORECASTS; RAPID GROWTH; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SHORT RANGE ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; STATISTICAL CORRELATION; STRENGTH FORECAST; SURFACE MOISTURES; TEXAS COAST; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; COASTAL ZONES; DATA PROCESSING; MOISTURE; STORMS; TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HURRICANES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CORRELATION; CYCLOGENESIS; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENTRAINMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; HURRICANE EVENT; KALMAN FILTER; MOISTURE FLUX; PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953338131     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3172.1     Document Type: Article

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