An objective algorithm for detecting and tracking tropical cloud clusters: Implications for tropical cyclogenesis prediction

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1007-1018

  Hennon, Christopher C ^a   Helms, Charles N ^b   Knapp, Kenneth R ^c   Bowen, Amanda R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NOAA National Weather Service Jacksonville   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Convective clouds; Cyclogenesis cyclolysis; Forecasting; Infrared radiation; Satellite observations; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE INTENSITY; CYCLOGENESIS; DATA SETS; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; LATENT HEAT RELEASE; MOVEMENT VECTOR; NEAR-REAL TIME; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN BASINS; OPERATIONAL PREDICTIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; TROPICAL CLOUDS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL WATERS;

CLOUDS; HURRICANES; INFRARED RADIATION; STORMS; TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD; CYCLOGENESIS; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; INFRARED RADIATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 80052360271     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1522.1     Document Type: Article

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