13B.1
An Initialization Scheme for a Hurricane Prediction System
Houjun Wang, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and W. M. Frank
This is to improve the initialization procedure in a hurricane prediction system based on the Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Model (version 5, MM5). The initialization procedure is shown to be necessary to improve storm track and intensity forecasting. The scheme will be tested for the Atlantic storm cases of the 1999 hurricane season.
Session 13B, Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasting II (Parallel with Sessions 13A and 13C)
Friday, 26 May 2000, 10:30 AM-11:59 AM
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