Advanced Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation Techniques for Tropical Cyclone Prediction

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Advancing the Understanding and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones Using Aircraft Observations....Pages 3-34
Use of Satellite Observations in Tropical Cyclone Studies....Pages 35-47
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Overview of the NOAA/NCEP Operational Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast (HWRF) Modelling System....Pages 51-106
Physical Processes in Tropical Cyclone Models....Pages 107-144
Sub-Grid Vertical Turbulent Mixing in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer....Pages 145-166
Air-Sea Turbulent Flux Parameterizations in Tropical Cyclone Models....Pages 167-196
Present State of Knowledge of Electrification and Lightning within Tropical Cyclones and Their Relationships to Microphysics and Storm Intensity....Pages 197-220
The Role of Land Surface Processes on Tropical Cyclones: Introduction to Land Surface Models....Pages 221-246
The Role of Land Surface Processes on Extreme Weather Events: Land Data Assimilation System....Pages 247-266
Ocean Component of the HWRF Coupled Model and Model Evaluation....Pages 267-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Introduction to Data Assimilation Techniques and Ensemble Kalman Filter....Pages 307-330
Data Assimilation and Predictability of Tropical Cyclones....Pages 331-360
Data Assimilation: Comparison and Hybridization between Ensemble and Variational Methods....Pages 361-383
Front Matter....Pages 384-384
Operational ACCESS-TC: Vortex Specification, 4DVAR Initialization, Verification and Structure Diagnostics....Pages 385-395
Physical Initialization in Tropical Cyclone Forecasting....Pages 397-406
Monitoring and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean....Pages 409-447
Operational Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Models at IMD and Their Performance....Pages 449-464
Tropical Cyclone Research over the North Indian Ocean: Impact of Data and Vortex Initialization in High Resolution Mesoscale Models....Pages 465-495
Superensemble Technique for Tropical Cyclone Prediction....Pages 497-516
Advanced Diagnostics for the HWRF Hurricane Modelling System....Pages 517-534
Front Matter....Pages 535-535
Introduction to Hurricane Dynamics: Tropical Cyclone Intensification....Pages 537-559
Recent Advances in Tropical Cyclogenesis....Pages 561-587
The Hurricane Boundary Layer....Pages 589-626
Balanced Dynamics in Tropical Cyclones....Pages 627-650
Quasi-balanced Dynamics in Tropical Cyclones....Pages 651-668
Using Budgets to Study Tropical Cyclones....Pages 669-689
The Storm Surge Prediction over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea: A Review....Pages 691-723
Back Matter....Pages 725-746