Chasing Cyclones from Space
Christopher Jackson, Tyler Ruff, John A. Knaff, Alexis Mouche, Charles R. Sampson
Abstract
The pioneering use of satellite-based synthetic aperture radar to characterize tropical cyclones in near-real time has provided a crucial new tool with which to forecast powerful storms.
Topics & Concepts
Tropical cycloneMeteorologyStormRemote sensingSynthetic aperture radarSatelliteRadarTropical cyclone forecast modelGeologyEnvironmental scienceComputer scienceGeographyEngineeringAerospace engineeringTelecommunicationsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis