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JHT 2015-2017 Projects


Project Title Principal Investigator(s) NHC Point of Contact Goals Costs Years IHC 2016 Pres. 2016
Mid-year Reports
First-year Reports IHC 2017 Pres. 2017
Mid-year Reports
Second-year
Reports
2018
Mid-year Reports
Final
Reports
Passive Microwave Data Exploitation via the NRL Tropical Cyclone Webpage Richard Bankert (NRL), Tom Birchard (CPHC), Josh Cossuth(NRL), and Kim Richardson (NRL) Avila, Blake, Roberts, Landsea, Strahl (JTWC) X y1: $89,800
y2: $90,344

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Improvements in Operational Statistical Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecast Models Galina Chirokova and Andrea Schumacher (CSU/CIRA) Brown, Avila, Landsea X y1: $83,018
y2: $85,362

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Improvements to the Tropical Cyclone Genesis Index (TCGI) Jason Dunion (U of Miami/CIMAS/AOML), Andrea Schumacher (CSU/CIRA), John Kaplan (NOAA/AOML), and Josh Cossuth (NRL) Pasch, Blake, Ballard (CPHC), Landsea X y1: $107,151
y2: $110,634

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Improvement and Implementation of the Probability-based Microwave Ring Rapid Intensification Index for NHC/JTWC Forecast Basins Haiyan Jiang (FIU) and Kate Musgrave (CSU/CIRA) Stewart, Cangialosi, Capt. Zoufaly (JTWC), Landsea X y1: $92,443
y2: $95,051

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Guidance on Observational Undersampling over the Tropical Cyclone Lifecycle Dave Nolan (U of Miami/RSMAS) and Brad Klotz (U of Miami/CIMAS/AOML) Brennan, Stewart, Landsea X y1: $67,043
y2: $69,700

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Probabilistic Prediction of Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification Using Satellite Passive Microwave Imagery Chris Rozoff and Chris Velden (U of Wisc/CIMSS) Beven, Brown, Roberts, Landsea X y1: $89,104
y2: $91,696

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Improved Eyewall Replacement Cycle Forecasting Using a Modified Microwave-Based Algorithm (ARCHER) Tony Wimmers (U of Wisc./CIMSS) and Jim Kossin (NOAA/NCDC) Pasch, Beven, Landsea X y1: $39,603
y2: $40,696

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Transition of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide Model to an Operational Model for Forecasting Storm Surges Keqi Zhang (FIU) Brennan, Berg, Rhome, Taylor (MDL), Landsea X y1: $131,566
y2: $136,833

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