Session 3A Tropical Cyclone Operational Issues II

Monday, 16 April 2012: 1:30 PM-3:45 PM
Champions AB (Sawgrass Marriott)
Sponsor: 30th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

**Indicates paper is being considered for the Max Eaton Student Prize**

Chair:
Michael J. Brennan, NHC, Miami, FL
Papers:
  1:30 PM
Extended-range Tropical Cyclone Genesis Forecasts at the National Hurricane Center
Eric S. Blake, NOAA/NCEP/NHC, Miami, FL; and T. B. Kimberlain and J. P. Cangialosi

  1:45 PM
  2:00 PM
Evaluating Tropical Cyclogenesis Forecasts from Four Global Numerical Models
Daniel J. Halperin, University at Albany, Albany, NY; and H. E. Fuelberg, R. E. Hart, P. Sura, J. Cossuth, R. Truchelut, and R. J. Pasch

  2:45 PM
Computing and Understanding Forecast Errors in Tropical Cyclone Motion
Thomas J. Galarneau Jr., NCAR, Boulder, CO; and C. A. Davis

  3:00 PM
A New Approach to Diagnose Tropical Cyclone Track Prediction Error
Munehiko Yamaguchi, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and K. Aonashi

  3:30 PM