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Quantifying Interagency Differences in Tropical Cyclone Best-Track Wind Speed Estimates
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Numerous agencies around the world perform postseason analysis of tropical cyclone position and intensity, a process described as ?best tracking.? However, this process is temporally and spatially inhomogeneous because ...
Using Microwave Satellite Data to Assess Changes in Storminess over the Pacific Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: his study analyzes 25 years of Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) retrievals of rain rate and wind speed to assess changes in storminess over the open water of the Pacific Ocean. Changes in storminess are characterized ...
A Technique for Combining Global Tropical Cyclone Best Track Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Best track data generally consist of the positions and intensities during the life cycle of a tropical cyclone. Despite the widespread interest in the distribution, frequency, and intensity of tropical cyclones worldwide, ...
A Climatology of Inland Winds from Tropical Cyclones for the Eastern United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Tropical cyclones pose a significant threat to life and property along coastal regions of the United States. As these systems move inland and dissipate, they can also pose a threat to life and property, through heavy rains, ...
The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The goal of the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) project is to collect the historical tropical cyclone best-track data from all available Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMCs) ...
Pacific Storms Climatology Products (PSCP): Understanding Extreme Events
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
When El Niño Rages: How Satellite Data Can Help Water-Stressed Islands
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: here are more than 2,000 islands across Hawaii and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), where freshwater resources are heavily dependent upon rainfall. Many of the islands experience dramatic variations in precipitation ...
Engaging with Users of Climate Information and the Coproduction of Knowledge
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractWithin the realm of climate and environmental sciences, stakeholder engagement has traditionally been given a relative low priority in favor of generating tools, products, and services following the longstanding ...
Drought Amelioration: An Engagement-to-Implementation Success Story
Publisher: American Meteorological Society