Advanced Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation Techniques for Tropical Cyclone Predictions (eBook)

Part 1: State-of-the-art Observations for Advancing TC Research1. Advancing the Understanding and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones Using Aircraft Observations2. Use of Satellite Observations in Tropical Cyclone StudiesPart 2: Advances in Numerical Weather Predictions for Tropical Cyclones3. Overview of the NOAA/NCEP Operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast (HWRF) Modelling System4. Physical Processes in Tropical Cyclone Models5. Sub-Grid Vertical Turbulent Mixing in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer6. Air-Sea Turbulent Flux Parameterizations in Tropical Cyclone Models7. Present State of Knowledge of Electrification and Lightning within Tropical Cyclones and Their Relationships to Microphysics and Storm Intensity8. The Role of Land Surface Processes on Tropical Cyclones: Introduction to Land Surface Models9. The Role of Land Surface Processes on Extreme Weather Events: Land Data Assimilation System10. Ocean Component of the HWRF Coupled Model and Model EvaluationPart 3: Advanced Assimilation and Vortex Initialization Techniques11. Introduction to Data Assimilation Techniques and Ensemble Kalman Filter12. Data Assimilation and Predictability of Tropical Cyclones 13. Data Assimilation: Comparison and Hybridization between Ensemble and Variational MethodsPart 4: Monitoring and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones14. Operational ACCESS-TC: Vortex Specification, 4DVAR Initialization, Verification and Structure Diagnostics15. Physical Initialization in Tropical Cyclone Forecasting 16. Monitoring and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean17. Operational Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Models at IMD and Their Performance18. Tropical Cyclone Research over the North Indian Ocean: Impact of Data and Vortex Initialization in High Resolution Mesoscale Models19. Superensemble Technique for Tropical Cyclone Prediction20. Advanced Diagnostics for the HWRF Hurricane Modelling SystemPart 5: Advances in Tropical Cyclone Research21. Introduction to Hurricane Dynamics: Tropical Cyclone Intensification22. Recent Advances in Tropical Cyclogenesis23. The Hurricane Boundary Layer24. Balanced Dynamics in Tropical Cyclones25. Quasi-balanced Dynamics in Tropical Cyclones26. Using Budgets to Study Tropical Cyclones27. The Storm Surge Prediction over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea: A ReviewIndex