Session 12B Space-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) In Tropical Cyclone Intensity Analysis.

Wednesday, 8 May 2024: 4:45 PM-6:00 PM
Beacon A (Hyatt Regency Long Beach)
Host: 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
Chair:
Brian Howell
CoChair:
Levi Cowan, AOML, Miami, FL

Discussion on the capabilities, and operational use of, Space-Based SAR data in Tropical Cyclone intensity estimation and the current state of the science as well as a discussion of future SAR sensors and capabilities.

Papers:
4:45 PM
12B.1
Assessing Satellite Estimates of Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Structure
Stephanie N. Stevenson, NHC, Miami, FL

5:00 PM
12B.2
Measuring Tropical Cyclone Internal Properties from SAR Imagery : Current Capabilities and Perspectives for the Improvement of Intensity Forecasts.
Léo Vinour, France Energies Marines / Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, BREST, 29, France; France Energies Marines, Plouzané, 29, France; and S. jullien and A. Mouche

Handout (1.8 MB)

5:15 PM
12B.3
Ocean Surface Wind Retrieval from ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 and Application Studies Using SAR Winds
Udai Shimada, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and O. Isoguchi, T. Tadono, M. Ohki, S. Sobue, M. Hayashi, Y. Ikuta, N. Kohno, W. Yanase, S. Tsujino, and M. Yamaguchi

5:30 PM
12B.4
Enhancing Tropical Cyclone Monitoring with Synthetic Aperture Radar: Addressing the Decline in Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Sensors at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Steve Backofen, JTWC, Honolulu, HI; and L. Cowan

5:45 PM
12B.5
Using SAR to Diagnose the Boundary Layer Structure of Hurricane Larry (2021)
Ralph C. Foster, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and Z. Jelenak, J. W. Sapp, P. S. Chang, and A. Mouche

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