Session: Posters (26th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology)

Christopher S. Velden, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. P. Kossin, T. L. Olander, D. Herndon, A. J. Wimmers, R. Wacker, K. F. Brueske, B. W. Kabat, J. D. Hawkins, R. T. Edson, and M. DeMaria

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P1.10

Tornadic outbreaks associated with landfalling hurricanes in the Atlantic basin

Stephanie M. Nordin, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and L. M. Leslie and H. E. Brooks

P1.11

Three or four vortexes afectation to the Mexican Republic

Enrique Buendía, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, UNAM, México, D. F., Mexico; and F. J. Villicaña and E. Azpra

P1.12

The sensitivity of modeled hurricanes to the distribution of vertical sigma levels

F. Carroll Dougherty, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. K. Kimball

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P1.13

The role of intraseasonal wave activity in the onset and active-break phases of the Indian monsoon

George N. Kiladis, NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO; and M. K. Flatau and P. J. Flatau

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P1.14

The maintenance of a MCC across Northern Africa: A case study and analysis relating to moisture variables and fluxes

Katie E. Robertson, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and Y. -. L. Lin

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P1.15

The influence of wind-induced atmosphere-ocean exchange on summertime east Pacific intraseasonal oscillations in the modified NCAR CAM2.0.1

Eric D. Maloney, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

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P1.16

The effects of COADS and other historical accounts of tropical cyclones on the Atlantic Basin Hurricane Re-analysis Project for the years 1935 to 1939

David A. Glenn, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS; and C. W. Landsea and J. C. Rodgers III

P1.17

The diurnal cycle of the West African monsoon in observations and numerical model analyses

Doug J. Parker, University of Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom

P1.18

The development of a new validation technique for tropical cyclone rainfall

Robert Rogers, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and F. D. Marks Jr., T. P. Marchok, and R. Tuleya

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P1.19

The Advanced Objective Dvorak Technique (AODT): Latest Upgrades and Future Directions

Timothy Olander, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and C. S. Velden and J. P. Kossin

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P1.20

Subtropical jet disturbances as initiators of convection during BAMEX

Lance F. Bosart, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and T. J. Galarneau Jr.

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P1.21

Studies on secondary eyewall formation

Wesley D. Terwey, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

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P1.22

Strong Updraft Feature Associated with Hurricane Earl During Landfall

Barry C. Roberts, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL; and K. R. Knupp

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P1.23

Statistical forecasting of Pacific and Indian Ocean tropical cyclone intensity using 19-, 37-, and 85- GHz brightness temperatures

Daniel J. Cecil, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. A. Jones, J. A. Knaff, and M. DeMaria

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P1.24

Simulations of Hurricane Isabel (2003) in the WRF, GFDL, and ZETAC models

David S. Nolan, RSMAS/University of Miami, Miami, FL; and M. A. Bender, T. P. Marchok, S. T. Garner, and C. L. Kerr

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P1.25

Severe Thunderstorms over northeastern Queensland on 19 January 2001

Seoleun Shin, Meteorological Institute, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and R. K. Smith and J. Callaghan

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P1.26

Sensitivity of the Structure of Hurricane to Spatial Resolution and the Impacts on the Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPFs)

Henian Zhang, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and G. M. McFarquhar

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P1.27

Seasonal to decadal variability of vertical shear over the tropical Atlantic

Anantha R. Aiyyer, SUNY, Albany, NY; and C. D. Thorncroft

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P1.28

Seasonal Rainfall Variability within the West African Monsoon System

Robert F. Adler, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and G. Gu

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P1.29

Sea Surface Temperature, Cloud-Radiative Forcing, and Tropical Convection

Changhai Liu, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. W. Moncrieff

P1.30

Saharan Air Layer interaction with Hurricane Claudette (2003)

Gabriel S. Rothman, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and C. -. B. Chang and T. E. Gill

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P1.31

Roof Damage Issues in Hurricanes

Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Carrolloton, TX

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P1.32

Roll vortices in the hurricane boundary layer

P1.33

Role of tropical cyclones in large-scale momentum, heat, and moisture budgets

Andrew S. Levine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and K. P. Hamilton

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P1.34

Research on cyclones : Météo-France La Réunion activities

S. Westrelin, Météo-France, La Réunion, France; and D. Barbary, M. Bessafi, F. Chane-Ming, R. Lee-Ah-Siem, and J. M. Willemet

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P1.35

Relationships between windspeed and precipitation in the Pacific ITCZ

Larissa E. Back, MIT, Cambridge, MA

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P1.36

Re-examining tropical plumes and subtropical jet streaks

Peter Knippertz, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. R. Mecikalski

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P1.37

Re-Analysis of the September 18, 1936 and Great Atlantic Hurricane of September 14, 1944 in Virginia

Hugh D. Cobb III, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL

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P1.38

Radiative energy budget of African Monsoons: NASA CERES observations versus NOAA NCEP Reanalysis 2 data

Takmeng Wong, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and G. L. Smith and T. D. Bess

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P1.39

Numerical model validation of summer trade-wind conditions on Maui

Dana L. Carlis, NOAA and Howard University, Washington, DC; and Y. L. Chen and V. R. Morris

P1.40

Nonlinear shallow water model with weak temperature gradient approximation

Bo Zhou, Columbia University, New York, NY

P1.41

Nile Delta Storm :Tropical Cyclone Occurence Recurving Transition

Therese Schneck, Consulting Engineer, Puteaux La Defense, Paris, France

P1.42

Modification of an airborne gust probe for hurricane boundary layer research

Jeffrey R. French, NOAA/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID; and R. Johnson, S. Beard, and T. Crawford

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P1.43

Mid-Level Instrusion and Warm Core Structure in Hurricane Bonnie (1998) During Landfall

Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Halverson

P1.44

Low Frequency Oscillations in Assimilated Global Datasets Using TRMM Rainfall Observations

Li Tao, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and S. Yang, Z. Zhang, A. Hou, and W. S. Olson

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P1.45

Large-scale meteorology and deep convection during TRMM KWAJEX

Adam H. Sobel, Columbia University, New York, NY; and S. E. Yuter, C. S. Bretherton, and G. N. Kiladis

P1.46

Kinematical characteristics of the tropical storm Juliette

Carlos López Carrillo, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM

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P1.47

ITCZ breakdown in three dimensional flows

Chia-chi Wang, University of California, Irvine, CA; and G. Magnusdottir

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P1.48

Tropical cyclone intensity estimation by TRMM/TMI microwave radiometer data

Tetsuo Nakazawa, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and S. Hoshino

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P1.49

Influence of vertical wind shear on the initial vortex formation of tropical cyclone

Masuo Nakano, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and K. Nakajima

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P1.50

Inferring convective momentum fluxes within satellite data

John R. Mecikalski, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

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P1.51

Improving Hurricane Intensity Forecasts by Combining Microwave Imagery with the SHIPS Model

Thomas A. Jones, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

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P1.52

Important role of air-sea coupling on the realistic simulation of intraseasonal oscillation

Xiouhua Fu, IPRC, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and B. Wang

P1.53

Hurricane Observations of Particle Size and Phases and their Implications for Mesoscale Modeling of Microphysical Processes

Greg M. McFarquhar, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. A. Black

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P1.54

Forecasting the impact of a statically stable layer in the lower atmosphere on surface wind conditions during Hurricane Isabel

Patrick F. Maloit, NOAA/NWSFO, Wakefield, VA; and J. A. Billet

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P1.55

Eyewall boundary layer structure in Hurricanes Fabian and Isabel

Peter G. Black, NOAA/AOML/HRD, Miami, FL; and E. W. Uhlhorn, J. F. Gamache, W. D. Ramstrom, K. Emanuel, D. Esteban Fernandez, J. Carswell, and P. Chang

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P1.56

An evaluation of the Global Forecasting System (GFS) and Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS) forecasting skill of tropical cyclogenesis

Aaron S. Pratt, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. L. Evans

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P1.57

Evidence of cooperative interactions between intraseasonal oscillations and equatorial waves

Paul Roundy, CIRES and NOAA/AL, Boulder, CO

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P1.58

Evaluation of the performance of an inland wind decay model during Hurricane Isabel (2003)

John Kaplan, NOAA/AOML, Miami, FL; and J. P. Dunion and P. P. Dodge

P1.59

Evaluation of new and current products and techniques at the Satellite Analysis Branch of NOAA/NESDIS

Gregory M. Gallina, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Spring, MD

P1.60

Evaluation of a new high-resolution version of the GFDL/URI coupled hurricane model

Isaac Ginis, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI; and B. Thomas and M. A. Bender

P1.61

Estimates of turbulent fluxes from high rate aircraft data during EPIC

S. Abarca, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and G. B. Raga and D. Baumgardner

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P1.62

ENSO and NAO signals on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec winds

Rosario Romero-Centeno, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and J. Zavala-Hidalgo and G. B. Raga

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P1.63

Effects of sea spray on the simulation of hurricanes using LES-based parameterizations

William M. Frank, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. C. Wyngaard, Y. C. Kwon, and M. Kelly

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P1.64

Effect of meridional variations of moist static energy on mixed Rossby-gravity waves

G. Louis Smith, National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA; and J. Srinivasan

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P1.65

Doppler-observed and model-simulated low-level wind surges in Hurricane Danny's (1997) eye wall

Keith G. Blackwell, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; and S. K. Kimball and A. Montoya

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P1.66

Development and Initial Deployment of an Omnidirectional Pressure-Sphere Anemometer for Observing Winds and Turbulence in Tropical Cyclones

Richard M. Eckman, NOAA/ARL, Idaho Falls, ID; and R. J. Dobosy, T. Strong, and D. L. Auble

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P1.67

Damping and pumping of a vortex Rossby wave in a monotonic cyclone: critical layer stirring versus inertia-buoyancy wave emission

David A. Schecter, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and M. T. Montgomery

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P1.68

Critical wind speeds to upset two styles of ambulances and a large city bus

Thomas W. Schmidlin, Kent State University, Kent, OH; and B. Hammer, P. S. King, L. S. Miller, G. Thumann, and H. Wetherington

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P1.69

Consistency check of drop size distribution in rain retrievals with a combination of TRMM Microwave Imager and Precipitation Radar observations

Shoichi Shige, Japan Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan; and S. Shimizu, N. Takahashi, T. Iguchi, T. Kozu, and K. Okamoto

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P1.70

Comparison of GPS-sonde observations and surface data: An update

Samuel H. Houston, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; and P. P. Dodge Jr.

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P1.71

Comparison of convective environments in deep tropical and extratropical atmospheres with 1989–2002 radiosonde data

Lan Yi, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and H. Lim

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P1.72

Climatology of heavy rainfall associated with tropical cyclones affecting the central Appalachians

James Hudgins, NOAA/NWSFO, Blacksburg, VA; and S. Keighton, K. Kostura, and J. Jackson

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P1.73

Climatological Characteristics of the Summertime Tropical Cyclone Tracks over the Northwestern Pacific

Joo-Hong Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

P1.74

Building Damage Issues in Hurricanes

Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Carrolloton, TX

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P1.75

Beyond hurricanes: Marine analysis and forecasting at the Tropical Prediction Center

Jamie R. Rhome, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL

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P1.76

An investigation of the extratropical transition of Hurricane Erin (2001) using the global model of the German Weather service

Matthias Röbcke, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and S. C. Jones and D. Majewski

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P1.77

Precipitation distribution associated with landfalling tropical cyclones

Eyad H. Atallah, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and L. F. Bosart

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P1.77

Amazon Basin precipitation intensity in the Community Atmospheric Model

Charlotte A. DeMott, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. A. Randall

P1.79

Comparison of boundary layer profiles in Hurricanes Fabian and Isabel observed by GPS dropwindsonde and aircraft during CBLAST "stepped-descents"

Eric W. Uhlhorn, University of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and P. G. Black

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P1.80

A systemic analysis of multiscale convective variability in the tropics

Wen-wen Tung, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. W. Moncrieff and J. Gao

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P1.81

A numerical study of the effects of shallow convection on tropical-cyclone intensification

Nguyen Van Sang, University of Munich, Munich, Germany; and R. K. Smith

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P1.82

A numerical case study of wet vs. dry regimes in the West African Sahel

Charles J. Alonge, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY; and K. I. Mohr and W. -. K. Tao

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P1.83

A Method of Applying Quikscat Data for Tropical Cyclone Initialization

Chi-Sann Liou, NRL, Monterey, CA; and Y. Jin

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P1.84

A Decision Tree to Assess Forecast Track Confidence for Landfalling Gulf of Mexico Tropical Cyclones

Lance T. Wood, NOAA/NWSFO, Houston/Galveston, TX; and W. Read and G. Hafele

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P1.85

A climatology of convective activity in the western end of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Keila Sosa, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and F. Oropeza, G. B. Raga, and G. Gomez

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P1.86

A Climatological Study on the Landfalling Tropical Cyclones of Bangladesh

Tanveerul Islam, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL; and R. E. Peterson

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P1.87

2001–2003 Real-time use of cyclone phase diagrams to improve structural diagnosis and forecasting

Robert E. Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL; and J. L. Evans

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P1.88

A simulation of hurricane Isidore (2002) using MM5

Diana Pozo, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and I. Borrajero and G. B. Raga

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P1.89

High Resolution Observations of Boundary Layer Structures in Isabel at Landfall

Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO

P1.90

A proposed potential vorticity mechanism for sub-tropical cyclogenesis and tropical transition (Formerly Paper Number 2C.5)

Jenni L. Evans, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and M. P. Guishard

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P1.91

Deep layer of upper air and multivariate time series models to predict hurricane tracks (Paper Formerly Number 5C.5)

Joan Manuel Castro, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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P1.92

Performance of Navy's Global Model in Predicting Tropical Cyclone Formations in the Western North Pacific (Formerly Paper Number 1C.4)

Kevin K. W. Cheung, NPS, Monterey, CA; and S. C. S. Liu and R. L. Elsberry

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P1.93

Numerical Simulations of the Formation of Typhoon Robyn (1993) using MM5 (Formerly Paper Number 1C.5)

Kevin K. W. Cheung, NPS, Monterey, CA; and R. L. Elsberry

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P1.94

Seasonal prediction of Accumulated Cyclone Energy in the North Atlantic (Formerly Paper Number 11C.3)

Adam S. Lea, University College London, Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom; and M. A. Saunders

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P1.95

Usage of drifting buoys data to monitor Tropical Cyclones in the SouthWest Indian Ocean

Philippe Caroff, Météo-France, La Réuion, France; and A. C. Fontan

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P1.96

Derive large-scale forcing data for CRM and SCM by integrating Doppler radar, sounding, TOA and surface measurements (Formerly paper number 12B.3)

Jialin Lin, NOAA-CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO; and B. Mapes

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P1.97

Binary interaction between Typhoons Fengshen (2002) and Fungwong (2002) based on the potential vorticity diagnosis (Formerly Paper Number 17B.2)

Chung-Chuan Yang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu

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P1.98

The eyewall evolution and intensity change in a landfalling typhoon (Formerly Paper Number 12A.1)

Hsiu-Ju Cheng, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu and Y. Wang

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P1.99

The preliminary analysis of the dropsonde data from DOTSTAR and their impact on the typhoon track forecasts (Formerly Paper Number 6C.2)

Wei-Peng Huang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and C. C. Wu, P. H. Lin, S. D. Aberson, and K. C. Hsu

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Poster Session 1: Posters