Flying into the Eye of the Storm Rob Rogers NOAA Hurricane Research Division Miami Florida USA NOAA Dork Logo Hurricane Life Cycle EVOLUTION OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE Tropical Depression Winds lt 39 mph ID: 1041982
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1. Atlantic Hurricanes –Flying into the Eye of the StormRob Rogers NOAA Hurricane Research DivisionMiami, Florida, USA
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4. Hurricane Life Cycle
5. EVOLUTION OF A TROPICAL CYCLONETropical Depression – Winds < 39 mph (Circular winds with thunderstorms)Tropical Storm – Winds 39-73 mph Hurricane – Winds 74 mph & upMajor Hurricane (Saffir/Simpson Category 3-4-5) – Winds 111 mph & up
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7. The Forecasters (them):The Researchers (us):
8. Recipe for a Hurricane
9. Warm Ocean
10. Not too much "Wind Shear"
11. A pre-existing "Trigger"...
12. Hurricane Mitch Near Peak Intensity...and Voila !!
13. Outflow (“Exhaust”)Ocean (“Fuel”)Energy Release(“Cylinders”)Nature's great heat engine...The Hurricane
14. Size Matters!Natures Most Powerful Storm...
15. On the aircraft
16. “Kermit” Built in 1975 at Lockheed-Martin, Marietta, Georgia“Miss Piggy” Built in 1976 at Lockheed-Martin, Marietta, Georgia“Gonzo” Built in 1994 at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah Georgia
17. Synoptic Surveillance
18. Inside the P-3 Aircraft
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20. Inside the P-3 AircraftR. Rogers
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22. LF radar
23. TA radar
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25. Remotely Sensed Surface Winds
26. Hurricane Floydeyewallrainband
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28. NOAA Gulfstream-IV jet flies at high altitudes in the hurricane environment
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30. Pictures from the plane
31. Hurricane Isabel 2003
32. low clouds above sea-surfaceeyewallWithin the Eye of Hurricane Georges
33. 50-60 ft wavesSea state in a hurricane
34. Hurricane Damage
35. Wind-caused Damage
36. Wind-caused Damage
37. Storm Surge
38. Breach through barrier island, Pine Beach, AL (USGS)Storm Surge
39. Messages on Homes
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43. Thank you!