Topic 1: Tropical cyclone structure and structure change Special Focus Topic 1a: Tutorial on the use of satellite data to define TC structure Chair: Christopher.
COORDINATION WITHIN THE WMO TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGRAMME (Item of 3 the Provisional Agenda) Submitted by WMO/TCP HC-31 Nassau, Bahamas, 20 to 24 April 2009.
Tropical Climate. Tropical Climates are dominated by The tropical Hadley Cell! This drives –Trade Winds –Sinking Dry Air Creating Deserts –Monsoons –Varies.
Hurricane Thermodynamics Alex MacIntosh Cam Mateus Steve Lazar.
How Do Outer Spiral Rainband Affect Tropical Cyclone Structure and Intensity? Wang, Y., 2009: How Do Outer Spiral Rainbands Affect Tropical Cyclone Structure.
Peter G. Black (1), Jeffrey D. Hawkins (2) and Russell L. Elsberry (3)
TC Winds Conference Call
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OBJECTIVE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS Working Group: J. Knaff (NESDIS, Lead), Michael Bell (U. Hawaii – USA), Johnny C. L. Chan (City Univ. of Hong Kong), Kelvin.
A Proposed New Strategy for Tropical Cyclone Reconnaissance Based on Western Pacific TCS08 Proof of Concept Peter G. Black (1), Jeffrey D. Hawkins (2)
Hurricane Thermodynamics
Zhan Li and Zhaoxia Pu Department of Atmospheric Sciences University of Utah