Abstract
Errors in tropical cyclone intensity forecasts are dominated by initial-condition errors out to at least a few days. Initialization errors are usually thought of in terms of position and intensity, but here it is shown that growth of intensity error is at least as sensitive to the specification of inner-core moisture as to that of the wind field. Implications of this finding for tropical cyclone observational strategies and for overall predictability of storm intensity are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2315-2324 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - Jul 1 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atmospheric Science