Abstract: AbstractThe NOAA G-IV aircraft routinely measures vertical aircraft acceleration from the inertial navigation system at 1 Hz. The data provide a measure of turbulence on a 250-m horizontal scale over a layer from 12.8- to ...

Abstract: AbstractDespite recent improvements made to tropical cyclone intensity predictions, this study investigates a different approach than those attempted thus far. Here, the overall environmental setup at genesis is evaluated ...