Hurricane hunters fly toward improved storm forecasts

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:35:48 -0400

Hurricanes are one of the few natural disasters that strike with some advance notice. Forecasts can be made hours or even days ahead of landfall, giving communities time to prepare and evacuate. Nevertheless, the forecasts are not exact, and improving their accuracy — in terms of timing, location of landfall and wind intensity — poses an ongoing challenge. Two recent studies detailing the latest advances in data collection and assimilation may help improve forecasting as early as this year.

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Hurricane hunters fly toward improved storm forecasts