Advanced Numerical Modeling and Data Assimilation Techniques for Tropical Cyclone Predictions

1. Monitoring and Prediction of Tropical Cyclones

   1. Monitoring and Forecasting of Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean

      • M. Mohapatra

      Pages 409-447

   2. Operational Tropical Cyclone Forecasts Models at IMD and Their Performance

      • S. K. Roy Bhowmik

      Pages 449-464

   3. Tropical Cyclone Research over the North Indian Ocean: Impact of Data and Vortex Initialization in High Resolution Mesoscale Models

      • U. C. Mohanty, Krishna K. Osuri, Sujata Pattanayak

      Pages 465-495

   4. Superensemble Technique for Tropical Cyclone Prediction

      • T. N. Krishnamurti, S. Pattnaik, M. Mandal

      Pages 497-516

   5. Advanced Diagnostics for the HWRF Hurricane Modelling System

      • Thiago Quirino, Sundararaman G. Gopalakrishnan

      Pages 517-534

2. Advances in Tropical Cyclone Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 535-535

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   2. Introduction to Hurricane Dynamics: Tropical Cyclone Intensification

      • Michael T. Montgomery

      Pages 537-559

   3. Recent Advances in Tropical Cyclogenesis

      • Michael T. Montgomery

      Pages 561-587

   4. The Hurricane Boundary Layer

      • Sundararaman G. Gopalakrishnan, C. Venkata Srinivas, Kieran T. Bhatia

      Pages 589-626

   5. Balanced Dynamics in Tropical Cyclones

      • Chanh Q. Kieu, Da-Lin Zhang

      Pages 627-650

   6. Quasi-balanced Dynamics in Tropical Cyclones

      • Chanh Q. Kieu, Da-Lin Zhang

      Pages 651-668

   7. Using Budgets to Study Tropical Cyclones

      • Wallace Hogsett, Da-Lin Zhang

      Pages 669-689

   8. The Storm Surge Prediction over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea: A Review

      • Sujata Pattanayak, U. C. Mohanty, S. K. Dube

      Pages 691-723

3. Back Matter

   Pages 725-746

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This book deals primarily with monitoring, prediction and understanding of Tropical Cyclones (TCs). It was envisioned to serve as a teaching and reference resource at universities and academic institutions for researchers and post-graduate students. It has been designed to provide a broad outlook on recent advances in observations, assimilation and modeling of TCs with detailed and advanced information on genesis, intensification, movement and storm surge prediction. Specifically, it focuses on (i) state-of-the-art observations for advancing TC research, (ii) advances in numerical weather prediction for TCs, (iii) advanced assimilation and vortex initialization techniques, (iv) ocean coupling, (v) current capabilities to predict TCs, and (vi) advanced research in physical and dynamical processes in TCs. The chapters in the book are authored by leading international experts from academic, research and operational environments. The book is also expected to stimulate critical thinking forcyclone forecasters and researchers, managers, policy makers, and graduate and post-graduate students to carry out future research in the field of TCs.

• Advanced Vortex Initialization and Assimilation Techniques
• Air-sea Interaction
• Improved Physics and Dynamics
• Land Surface Processes
• Tropical Cyclones

• School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Hauz Khas, Delhi, India

  U. C. Mohanty

• Hurricane Research Division, Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory, NOAA, Miami, USA

  Sundararaman G. Gopalakrishnan

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