Ocean Observations in Support of Studies and Forecasts of Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones

Over the past decade, measurements from the climate-oriented ocean observing system have been key to advancing the understanding of extreme weather events that originate and intensify over the ocean, such as tropical cyclones (TCs) and extratropical bomb cyclones (ECs). In order to foster further ad...

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Published in:Frontiers in Marine Science 2019-07, Vol.6
Main Authors: Domingues, Ricardo, Kuwano-Yoshida, Akira, Chardon-Maldonado, Patricia, Todd, Robert E., Halliwell, George, Kim, Hyun-Sook, Lin, I.-I., Sato, Katsufumi, Narazaki, Tomoko, Shay, Lynn K., Miles, Travis, Glenn, Scott, Zhang, Jun A., Jayne, Steven R., Centurioni, Luca, Le Hénaff, Matthieu, Foltz, Gregory R., Bringas, Francis, Ali, M. M., DiMarco, Steven F., Hosoda, Shigeki, Fukuoka, Takuya, LaCour, Benjamin, Mehra, Avichal, Sanabia, Elizabeth R., Gyakum, John R., Dong, Jili, Knaff, John A., Goni, Gustavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric sciences
Caretta caretta
Chelonia mydas
Cyclones
extratropical bomb cyclones
Extreme weather
global ocean observing system
Hurricanes
Instruments
Laboratories
ocean heat content
Oceanic analysis
Salinity
Satellites
Tropical climate
Tropical cyclones
upper-ocean temperature
Weather
weather extremes
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Summary:Over the past decade, measurements from the climate-oriented ocean observing system have been key to advancing the understanding of extreme weather events that originate and intensify over the ocean, such as tropical cyclones (TCs) and extratropical bomb cyclones (ECs). In order to foster further advancements to predict and better understand these extreme weather events, a need for a dedicated observing system component specifically to support studies and forecasts of TCs and ECs has been identified, but such a system has not yet been implemented. New technologies, pilot networks, targeted deployments of instruments, and state-of-the art coupled numerical forecast models have enabled advances in research and forecast capabilities and illustrate a potential framework for future development. Here, applications and key results made possible by the different ocean observing efforts in support of studies and forecasts of TCs and ECs as well as recent advances in observing technologies and strategies are reviewed. Then a vision and specific recommendations for the next decade are discussed.
ISSN:2296-7745
2296-7745
DOI:10.3389/fmars.2019.00446