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Robert Rogers AOML Program Review 4-6 March 2013
Using observa-ons and models to be2er understand and predict
hurricanes
AOML Program Review 2
What is the role of convec0ve-‐scale processes in tropical cyclone intensity change?
• TC intensity forecas/ng has shown less improvement than track forecas/ng • Intensity change involves mul/scale processes
• Observa/ons key component of a balanced approach toward advancing understanding and improving forecasts of TC intensity change • HRD uniquely posi/oned to contribute to this effort through a combina/on of data
collec/on and analysis and numerical model experiments
• IFEX: Mul/-‐year field campaign intended to improve TC intensity forecasts • Partnership among NOAA (NHC, EMC, AOC) and other government, academic agencies (NASA GRIP, HS3; NSF PREDICT)
• Goals: 1. collect observa/ons that span TC life cycle in a variety of environments for model ini/aliza/on and evalua/on
2. develop and refine measurement technologies that provide improved real-‐ /me monitoring of TC intensity, structure, and environment
3. improve understanding of physical processes important in intensity change for a TC at all stages of its life cycle
Overview
Rogers et al. (2013a)
AOML Program Review 3
Hurricane Isaac (2012)
Synergy of high resolu/on forecast and airborne observa/ons
P-‐3 and G-‐IV QC Doppler
observa-ons
Improving ini-al condi-on in storm
core region
Data assimila-on
Improving high resolu-on regional
forecast Wind intensity at 10 m
IFEX Goal 1: Observa-ons for model ini-aliza-on and evalua-on
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“…THE 12Z HWRF RUN SHOWED CONSIDERABLY LESS INTENSIFICATION WITH KAREN COMPARED TO PREVIOUS RUNS AFTER ASSIMILATING DATA FROM THE FROM THE NOAA P-3 TAIL DOPPLER RADAR. THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME DOPPLER RADAR DATA HAVE BEEN ASSIMILATIED INTO AN OPERATIONAL HURRICANE MODEL IN REAL TIME. ..”
NHC Forecast Discussion on October 4, 5 PM:
IFEX Goal 1: Observa-ons for model ini-aliza-on and evalua-on
Posi/ve impact of Tail Doppler radar data on TS Karen intensity forecast
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IFEX Goal 2: Techniques for real-‐-me TC monitoring
Tail Doppler radar from the high-‐al/tude NOAA G-‐IV aircraY
Flight track for the G-‐IV on 15 Sept 2013 in Hurricane Ingrid
Doppler-‐derived wind speed (shaded, m s-‐1) and vectors and dropsonde measurements at 1, 6, 12-‐km al/tude for Hurricane Ingrid (2013)
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IFEX Goal 3: Improved understanding of TC processes: Role of convec-ve-‐scale processes
What is the difference in the inner-‐core structure of intensifying and steady-‐state hurricanes?
Intensifying Steady-‐state
• Analyses obtained from composites of mul/ple intensifying vs. steady-‐state hurricanes • Convec/ve bursts defined as top 1% of ver/cal velocity distribu/on at 8 km al/tude (5.5 m/s) • Intensifying cases have more bursts, more inside 2-‐km RMW compared with steady-‐state cases
Radial distribu/on of convec/ve bursts (%) and axisymmetric vor/city (shaded, x 10-‐4 s-‐1)
Rogers et al. (2013b)
x 10-‐4 s-‐1 x 10-‐4 s-‐1
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Airborne Doppler observa/ons of the rapid intensifica/on (RI) of Hurricane Earl (2010) Storm-‐rela/ve wind speed (shaded, m s-‐1) at 2-‐km and
CB loca/ons (black dots) during RI
• Most convec/ve bursts located inside 2-‐km RMW during this flight • UpdraY core originates from PBL inside RMW, nearly ver/cal ascent • Slope of updraY core departs significantly from angular momentum (M) surface • Peak updraY inside local RMW throughout ascent, in locally high iner/al stability regime
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IFEX Goal 3: Improved understanding of TC processes: Role of convec-ve-‐scale processes
What is the inner-‐core convec/ve structure of a rapidly-‐intensifying hurricane?
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~0200
IFEX Goal 3: Improved understanding of TC processes: The Tropical Cyclone Diurnal Cycle
• Manifests as a radially expanding diurnal pulse in the cloud field; • Begins at sunset and reaches R=400-‐600 km by the following aYernoon;
Is this a fundamental TC process? What are its implica0ons on structure & intensity?
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2005 Emily
GOES IR GOES IR 6-hr T Trend
2007 Felix
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Hovmoller: Daily IR Temp Trends (10-yr
MH Composite)
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How well does HWRF produce microphysics fields in deep convec/on?
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Radar reflec/vity (shaded, dBZ) from ER-‐2 in Bonnie (1998)
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midlevel NASA DC-‐8 aircrab
• Thompson scheme produces graupel at high (12 km) al/tudes, but may produce too much
• Ferrier does not produce any graupel at these heights, produces much less overall than Thompson
• Bonnie was an unusual storm; more research needed in a spectrum of cases
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IFEX Goal 3: Improved understanding of TC processes: Role of convec-ve-‐scale processes
Evalua/on of ice microphysics in HWRF simula/ons
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Summary • HRD is advancing the IFEX goals of improving TC intensity forecas/ng through a combina/on of observa/ons, modeling, and theory
• assimila/on of airborne Doppler, new radar pladorms, research on convec/on and its role in TC intensity change
• HRD is uniquely posi/oned to combine these approaches
• Ongoing work will con/nue to develop and refine our observa/onal and modeling capabili/es, covering the spectrum of spa/al and temporal scales important in TC intensity change
• new sampling strategies, model evalua/on
• These efforts advance NOAA’s mission of building a Weather-‐Ready Na/on
QUESTIONS?
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Papers cited here Black, R. A., G. M. Heymsfield, and J. Hallett, 2003: Extra large particle images at 12 km in a
hurricane eyewall: Evidence of high-altitude supercooled water? Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 2124, doi:10.1029/2003GL017864, 21.
Dunion, J.P., C.D. Thorncroft, and C.S. Velden, 2014: The tropical cyclone diurnal cycle of mature hurricanes. Mon. Wea. Rev. (in press)
Rogers, R.F., S.Aberson, A. Aksoy, B. Annane, M. Black, J. Cione, N. Dorst, J. Dunion, J. Gamache, S. Goldenberg, S. Gopalakrishnan, J. Kaplan, B. Klotz, S. Lorsolo, F. Marks, S. Murillo, M. Powell, P. Reasor, K. Sellwood, E. Uhlhorn, T. Vukicevic, J. Zhang, and X. Zhang, 2013a: NOAA'S Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Experiment: A Progress Report. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 94, 859–882.
Rogers, R.F., P. Reasor, and S. Lorsolo, 2013b: Airborne Doppler Observations of the Inner-core Structural Differences between Intensifying and Steady-State Tropical Cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 2970-2991.
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Extra slides
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Spa/o-‐temporal scales targeted by IFEX field experiments
IFEX Goal 1: Observa-ons for model ini-aliza-on and evalua-on
Rogers et al. (2013a)
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Pre-‐ IFEX 1956-‐2004
IFEX 2005-‐2011
Pre-‐TD 4.3 9.9 TD 7.2 5.5 TS 26.8 37.1
Cat 1-‐2 31.6 24.8 Cat 3-‐5 30.0 22.7
Percentage (%) of on-‐sta/on aircraY flight hours
IFEX Goal 1: Observa-ons for model ini-aliza-on and evalua-on
Rogers et al. (2013a)
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IFEX Goal 2: Techniques for real-‐-me TC monitoring
Real-‐/me analyses of TC inner-‐core structure from airborne radar
Doppler-‐derived wind speed (shaded, m s-‐1) and vectors and dropsonde measurements at 1-‐km al/tude for Hurricane Irene (2011)
South-‐north cross sec/on of Doppler-‐derived wind speed (shaded, m s-‐1) through
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• Analyses are available within 1-‐2 h aYer aircraY lands
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Exp. 1826 HWRF Exp. 1226 HWRF
IFEX Goal 3: Improved understanding of TC processes: Convec-ve-‐scale processes
• AYer bifurca/on period, coverage of bursts for Exp. 1826 increases markedly • Enhanced coverage occurs prior to significant increase in symmetric wind speed • Transient, limited coverage of bursts for Exp. 1226
2-km axisymmetric wind maximum and coverage of convective bursts between r* = 0.5 and 1
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Convec/ve burst module in Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2013)
Infrared satellite image and flight track showing 2nd of 3 box pa_erns flown around convec/ve burst
Convec-ve burst module: • Collect Doppler and dropsonde data in vicinity of a convec/ve burst at high /me frequency (~30-‐45 minutes) • Document structure and evolu/on of convec/ve-‐scale proper/es, e.g., sta/s/cs of reflec/vity, ver/cal velocity, vor/city, mass flux over convec/ve/mesoscale /me scales
• Quan/fy impact of convec/ve-‐scale processes on parent system • Evaluate and improve HWRF microphysics parameteriza/on
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Intensity traces for Hurricane Earl (2010)
• Two HWRF runs: ini/alized at 12 UTC 26 August (Exp. 1226) and 18 UTC 26 August (Exp. 1826) • Both runs capture early intensity evolu/on well • Bifurca/on period at 00 UTC 8/30 – RI aborted in Exp. 1226 for 24 h • More convec/ve bursts inside 2-‐km RMW in Exp. 1826 during bifurca/on period
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