HIRADAirborneWindSpeedsfrom2010-15

DanielJ.CecilNASAMarshallSpaceFlightCenter

Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.gov

SayakK.BiswasUniversi@esSpaceResearchAssocia@on

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20160014841 2018-05-09T12:36:17+00:00Z

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.gov

•  PurposeofthistalkistogiveanoverviewoftheHIRAD“catalog”ofdataavailableforanalysis

•  Dataqualityvaries;someofour“lessonslearned”havenotbeenappliedtoallthepreviouscases

•  IfyouwanttoincorporateHIRADdataintoastudyofanyofthesestorms,letusknow–wemightbeabletoproduceabe>erretrievalthancurrentlyonhand

Earl2010Karl2010

Gabrielle2013Ingrid2013

Gonzalo2014(3days)

Joaquin2015(4days)Patricia2015(3days)Marty2015(2days)

Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govPATRICIA2015

ONRTropicalCycloneIntensity(TCI)fieldprogramWB-57withHIRADandHighDensityDropsondeSystemOctober21,22,23RapidIntensifica@on(21st,22nd)andjusta_errecordintensity(23rd)Drama@ceyewalldevelopmentandcontrac@on

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Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govJOAQUIN2015

ONRTropicalCycloneIntensity(TCI)fieldprogramWB-57withHIRADandHighDensityDropsondeSystemOctober2,3,4,5RapidIntensifica@onwasendingaround@meof03Octoberflight

HIRAD

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govJOAQUIN2015

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ONRTropicalCycloneIntensity(TCI)fieldprogramWB-57withHIRADandHighDensityDropsondeSystemOctober2,3,4,5RapidIntensifica@onwasendingaround@meof03Octoberflight

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govMARTY2015

27Sep 28Sep

ONRTropicalCycloneIntensity(TCI)fieldprogramWB-57withHIRADandHighDensityDropsondeSystemSeptember27-28High-endtropicalstormon27thLow-endhurricaneon28th

7GHzBrightnessTemperaturesfromHIRAD

GOESSatelliteImage

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govGONZALO2014OCT15 OCT16 OCT17

NASAHS3andONRTCIWB-57,HIRAD+HIWRAPOct15,16,17

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HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govKARL2010

NASAGRIPHIRADONWB-57HIWRAPandHAMSRonGlobalHawk(shortoverlapin@mebetweenthetwoaircra_)

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.gov

WindSpeed(le_)RainRate(right)

EARL2010

NASAGRIPHIRADONWB-57HIWRAPandHAMSRonGlobalHawk(shortoverlapin@mebetweenthetwoaircra_)

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govINGRID2013

NASAHS3HIRAD,HIWRAP,HAMSRonGlobalHawkFlightPajernwasfarfromop@mal,sothishasalwaysbeentreatedasalow-prioritycase

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.govGABRIELLE2013TSGabrielleformedthenextdayfromthewesternmostofthedisturbedareas.Therewasatrailingareatotheeastthathadbroaderrainandconvec@on.Nointeres@ngretrievalssincewindswereweak.

NASAHS3HIRAD,HIWRAP,HAMSRonGlobalHawk

HIRAD Daniel.J.Cecil@nasa.gov

•  IfyouwanttoincorporateHIRADdataintoastudyofanyofthesestorms,letusknow–wemightbeabletoimprovetheretrievals

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Earl2010Karl2010

Gabrielle2013Ingrid2013

Gonzalo2014(3flights)

Joaquin2015(4flights)Patricia2015(3flights)Marty2015(2flights)