ONR Tropical Cyclone Motion Research Initiative: Data Users Guide to Observations
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Authors
Harr, Patrick A.
Neta, Tamar
Elsberry, Russell L.
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Date of Issue
1991-07
Date
October 1990 - September 1991
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School.
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Office of Naval Research Tropical Cyclone Motion initiative is a five-year program to improve basic understanding of tropical cyclone motion. The Tropical Cyclone Motion (TCM-90) field experiment was carried out during August and September 1990. The first section of this guide describes the overall data collection that combines the real-time and delayed data. The second section describes the preparation of the eight observation types contained in the merged data set. The third section describes the data base and magnetic tape formats. The fourth section is a summary of the data aspects of each Intensive Observing Period.
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Technical Report
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The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the department of defense or the U.S. Government.
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Applied Mathematics
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NPS-MR-91-002
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The work reported herein was in support of the Accelerated Resea.rch Initiative on Tropical Cyclone Motion of the Office of Naval Research (Marine Meteorology). The Chief of Naval Research provided funding for data management activities.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.