High-Resolution Hurricane Forecasts

Widely varying scales of atmospheric motion make it extremely difficult to predict hurricane intensity even after decades of research. A new model capable of resolving a hurricane's deep convection motions was tested on a large sample of Atlantic tropical cyclones. Results show that using finer...

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Published in:Computing in science & engineering 2011-01, Vol.13 (1), p.22-30
Main Authors: Davis, Christopher, Torn, Ryan, Wang, Wei, Cavallo, Steven, Done, James, Dudhia, Jimy, Fredrick, Sherrie, Michalakes, John, Caldwell, Ginger, Engel, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric modeling
Atmospherics
Computer simulation
Concurrent computing
Convection modes
Cyclones
high-performance computing
Hurricanes
Mathematical models
Numerical models
numerical weather prediction
Parallel architectures
Predictive models
scientific computing
Storms
Tropical cyclones
Weather forecasting
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Summary:Widely varying scales of atmospheric motion make it extremely difficult to predict hurricane intensity even after decades of research. A new model capable of resolving a hurricane's deep convection motions was tested on a large sample of Atlantic tropical cyclones. Results show that using finer resolution can improve storm intensity predictions.
ISSN:1521-9615
0740-7475
1558-366X
DOI:10.1109/MCSE.2010.74