Development and application of an analog scheme for predicting the intensification of Western North Pacific tropical cyclones
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Authors
Foster, Kent William
Subjects
tropical cyclone
analog forecast
statistical forecast
North Pacific Ocean
Western North Pacific Ocean
forecasting
typhoon
intensity forecasting
analog forecast
statistical forecast
North Pacific Ocean
Western North Pacific Ocean
forecasting
typhoon
intensity forecasting
Advisors
Renard, Robert J.
Date of Issue
1973-03
Date
March 1973
Publisher
Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School
Language
eng
Abstract
Various meteorological parameters were examined to
determine their predictive value for forecasting intensity
changes of Western North Pacific tropical cyclones using
an analog forecast scheme. A number of procedures were
devised to quantitatively define the forecast potentials
of these parameters in a systematic method. Based on
the results of these procedures, predictors for the 24-hour,
48-hour, and 72-hour forecast periods were defined.
To evaluate the skill of the predictors and the procedures
used to define them, an analog intensification
forecast scheme was developed and applied to a number of
test cyclones. The results of these forecasts were compared
to the acceptability criteria established by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Guam and to official forecasts
issued by this activity.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Meteorology
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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