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Cyclone Algorithms
Julie Demuth, Mark DeMaria, John Knaff,
Kotaro Bessho, Kimberly Mueller, and Ray Zehr
Central Pacific
Southern 0.2%
Hemisphere
7.2%
Indian Ocean
1.4% East Pacific
25.4%
Int. & Winds - Methods
• Added 4 variables to pool
– tmax2, clwave2, tmax*clwave, p600
• Model selection
– minimize MAE of developmental and cross-validated
datasets
= 0.01 for intensity models, = 0.05 for radii models
Intensity - Results
• MSW
– NEW: R2=78.7%, MAE=10.8 kt
– OLD: R2=76.4%, MAE=11.5 kt
• MSLP:
– NEW: R2 = 80.2%, MAE = 7.8 hPa
– OLD: R2 = 76.4%, MAE = 8.9 hPa
Intensity Results – Ivan Example
160
100
MSW (kt)
80
60
40
20
0
090317 090409 090505 090610 090707 090810 090923 091011 091200 091223 091409 091500 091600
Date and Time
64 MAE - old
SE
SW
AMSU 2-D Surface Winds
• Quick summary…
– use nonlinear balance equation (Charney, 1955) to
estimate 3-D wind field from AMSU data
– compare AMSU-derived nonlinear balance winds at 850
hPa with QuikSCAT and H*Wind surface wind analyses
AMSU wind speeds at 850 hPa linearly related to surface wind
speeds
characteristic biases of wind direction between AMSU and Quik
SCAT or H*Wind