26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

Monday, 3 May 2004: 9:00 AM
Predictability of tropical cyclogenesis in JMA ensemble prediction system
Napoleon II Room (Deauville Beach Resort)
Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. Kyouda and M. Yamaguchi
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Ensemble forecast has become very popular to predict track forecast of tropical cyclone. We would like to know if ensemble forecast model shows predictability for tropical cyclogenesis. Using the JMA global operational model we examined the tropical cyclogenesis in 25 members and checked large-scale influence, such as vertical shear, low-level vorticity, and warm core establishment etc..

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