25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

Session 12A: Tropical Cyclone Observations and Structure I (Parallel with Sessions 12B, 12C, and 12D)

Thursday, 2 May 2002: 8:30 AM-10:30 AM
Organizer:  Shirley Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD
Papers:
  8:30 AM
Optimal Rain Rate Estimation in Tropical Cyclones: Validation of SFMR Remote Sensing Rain Rates
Haiyan Jiang, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and P. G. Black, E. W. Uhlhorn, P. Leighton, E. J. Zipser, and F. D. Marks Jr.

http://meteor.met.utah.edu/zipser/hjiang/SFMR_preprint.htm

Poster PDF (141.2 kB)
  8:45 AM
Evaluation of microwave imagery in the life cycle of tropical cyclones
Roger T. Edson, Anteon Corp., Univ. of Guam, Tamuning, Guam; and M. A. Lander

Poster PDF (114.0 kB)
  9:00 AM
Concentric Eyewall Mapping and Frequency Via Passive Microwave Imagery
Jeffrey D. Hawkins, NRL, Monterey, CA; and M. Helveston

  9:15 AM
A Study of Rainfall Asymmetry in Tropical Cyclones Using TRMM Microwave Imager.
Manuel Lonfat, RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, FL

Poster PDF (58.1 kB)
  9:30 AM
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation Using The NOAA-KLM Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU): Part I -- Initial Field Test and Lessons Learned
Kurt F. Brueske, U.S. Air Force Academy, USAF, CO; and C. S. Velden, B. W. Kabat, and J. D. Hawkins

Poster PDF (67.2 kB)
  9:45 AM
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation Using The NOAA-KLM Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU): Part II: A Multi-Channel Approach
Brian Kabat, Univ. of Wisconsin/CIMSS, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden and K. F. Brueske

Poster PDF (424.5 kB)
  10:00 AM
Examining structural changes and circulation center of Hurricane Danny (1997) using a single-Doppler radar wind retrieval technique
Shirley T. Murillo, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and W. -. C. Lee, F. D. Marks Jr., and P. P. Dodge

  10:15 AM
Operational Implementation of Single-Doppler Radar Algorithms for Tropical Cyclones
Paul R. Harasti, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and W. C. Lee, J. D. Tuttle, C. J. McAdie, P. P. Dodge, S. T. Murillo, and F. D. Marks Jr.

Poster PDF (121.5 kB)