Lesson 12: Hurricanes

Objective

1. Identify hurricane features: eye, convective bands, inflow and outflow regions
2. Use of microwave data for eye-wall and upper level heating
3. Interpret upper level flow patterns that might influence hurricane track
4. Learn the Dvorak technique and its application

Prerequisite

1. Knowledge of basic hurricane climatology (e.g. geographic regions, time of year, dependence on SST)
2. Knowledge of basic hurricane features (e.g .eye wall, convective bands, outflow boundaries).
3. Knowledge of conditions favorable of tropical cyclone formation.
4. Ability to interpret visible, infrared and water vapor imagery from geostationary satellite.

Background Material

Practice Session

Assessment

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