Tropical cyclone life cycle
2. General schematic of genesis.
3. Barotropic instability and tropical waves.
4. General information on African tropical waves.
5. Monsoon trough breakdown. Animation of monsoon trough breakdown.
6. Paper on wave pouch theory. (interesting read, not required for class)
7. Video lecture on genesis topics 2-6 (first part of lecture). Audio only.
2. Maximum Potential Intensity observations
3. Greg Holland's paper on the ASI process and MPI (interesting read, not required)
4. WMO statement on MPI and global warming. FAQ summary on issue.
5. Video lecture (first part of lecture). Audio only.
2. Forecasting products. Real-time SHIPS and LGEM (click on storm name, see intensity guidance and SHIPS diagnostics)
3. Example of multiple regression application (Fitzpatrick 1997)
4. Video lecture. Audio only. Tropical cyclone motion
- Genesis
2. General schematic of genesis.
3. Barotropic instability and tropical waves.
4. General information on African tropical waves.
5. Monsoon trough breakdown. Animation of monsoon trough breakdown.
6. Paper on wave pouch theory. (interesting read, not required for class)
7. Video lecture on genesis topics 2-6 (first part of lecture). Audio only.
- What makes a tropical cyclone function?
2. Maximum Potential Intensity observations
3. Greg Holland's paper on the ASI process and MPI (interesting read, not required)
4. WMO statement on MPI and global warming. FAQ summary on issue.
5. Video lecture (first part of lecture). Audio only.
- Intensity prediction.
2. Forecasting products. Real-time SHIPS and LGEM (click on storm name, see intensity guidance and SHIPS diagnostics)
3. Example of multiple regression application (Fitzpatrick 1997)
4. Video lecture. Audio only. Tropical cyclone motion