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The deadliest, costliest, and most intense United States hurricanes of this century (and other frequently requested hurricane facts)

Personal Author:

Hebert, Paul J.; Jarrell, Jerry D.; Mayfield, Max, 1948-;

Corporate Author:

Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center (U.S.)

Published:

1996

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NWS TPC ; 1

Description:

Lists of the thirty United States deadliest and costliest land falling hurricanes during this century have been compiled from all data sources available at the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC). Damages are given both before and after adjustment for i...

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[PDF - 16.52 MB]
A geometrical approach to the synthesis of smooth anisotropic covariance operations for data assimilation

Personal Author:

Purser, Robert James

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

2006

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 447

Description:

This article describes a fairly general approach to the synthesis of smooth spatial covariance operators, based on the application of certain geometrical properties of regular lattices. The work is motivated by the need, in data assimilation, to be a...

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Asymptotic solution of liquid water content equation at equilibrium state of radiation fog

Personal Author:

Zhou, Binbin

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

2006

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 450

Description:

The liquid water content equation at a state of equilibrium for radiation fog was asymptotically solved with the singular perturbation technique. This report presents the detailed solution procedures, sensitivity testing of related parameters and di...

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Observing system simulation experiments at NCEP

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Masutani, Michiko; Woollen, John S.; Lord, Stephen John, 1947-; Kleespies, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph); Emmitt, G. D.; Sun, Haibing; Wood, Sidney A.; Greco, Steven; Terry, Joseph; Treadon, Russ; Campana, Kenneth A.;

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

2006

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 451

Description:

Michiko Masutani, John S. Woollen, Stephen J. Lord, Thomas J. Kleespies, G. David Emmit, Haibing Sun, Sidney A. Wood, Steven Greco, Joseph Terry, Russ Treadon, Kenneth A. Campana. : "August 4, 2006." : "This is an unreviewed manuscript, primarily int...

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Comparison of strategies for the specification of anisotropies in the covariances of a three-dimensional atmospheric data assimilation system

Personal Author:

Pondeca, Manuel S. F. V. de; Purser, Robert James; Parrish, David F.; Derber, John Charles;

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

2006

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 452

Description:

Spatial recursive filters and the Hexad algorithm are used to implement four different models of anisotropic background error covariances within the NCEP Eta 3DVAR system.The covariance models are based on the Riishøjgaard method, the semigeostrophi...

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The deadliest, costliest, and most intense United States tropical cyclones from 1851 to 2004 (and other frequently requested hurricane facts)

Personal Author:

Blake, Eric S.; Rappaport, Edward N.; Jarrell, Jerry D.; Landsea, Chris;

Corporate Author:

Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center (U.S.)

Published:

2005

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NWS TPC ; 4

Description:

This technical memorandum lists the deadliest and costliest tropical cyclones in the United States during 1851-2004. The compilation ranks damage, as expressed by monetary losses, in three ways: 1) contemporary estimates; 2) contemporary estimates ad...

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Hurricane experience levels of coastal county populations, Texas to Maine

Personal Author:

Jarrell, Jerry D.; Hebert, Paul J.; Mayfield, Max, 1948-;

Corporate Author:

National Hurricane Center (1965-1995)

Published:

1992

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NWS NHC ; 46

Description:

Jerry D. Jarrell, Paul J. Hebert, and Max Mayfield. : "Updated August 1992." : Also available online in PDF via the NOAA Central Library and the National Hurricane Center. : Includes bibliographical references (page 15).

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Discrete generalized hybrid vertical coordinates by a mass, energy and angular momentum conserving vertical finite-difference scheme

Personal Author:

Juang, Hann-Ming Henry

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

2005

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 445

Description:

A detailed discretization of a hydrostatic primitive equation global atmospheric model on spherical and generalized hybrid vertical coordinates is described. The discretization in the horizontal using a spectral method with spherical transformation i...

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The deadliest, costliest, and most intense United States hurricanes from 1900 to 2000 : (and other frequently requested hurricane facts)

Personal Author:

Jarrell, Jerry D.; Mayfield, Max, 1948-; Rappaport, Edward N.; Landsea, Chris;

Corporate Author:

Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center (U.S.)

Published:

2001

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NWS TPC ; 3

Description:

This technical memorandum lists the thirty deadliest and costliest hurricanes in the United States from 1900-2000. The compilation ranks damage, as expressed by monetary losses, in three ways: 1) contemporary estimates; 2) contemporary estimates adju...

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[PDF - 16.18 MB]
The Awesome power

Corporate Author:

United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Thirtyfive-Sixteen, Inc;

Published:

1988

Description:

Personal accounts of persons who have experienced flash floods. Also describes the National Weather Service flood forecasting system.

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Observed versus slosh model storm surge for North Carolina in Hurricane Gloria, September 1985

Personal Author:

Jarvinen, Brian R.; McDuffie, Allan;

Corporate Author:

National Hurricane Center (1965-1995)

Published:

1987

Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NWS NHC ; 37

Description:

Brian Jarvinen and Allan McDuffie. : "August 1987." : Includes bibliographical references (page 21).

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[PDF - 13.12 MB]
A detailed analysis of the Fargo tornadoes of June 20, 1957

Personal Author:

Fujita, Tetsuya Theodore

Corporate Author:

United States, Weather Bureau,; University of Chicago;

Published:

1960

Series:

Research paper (United States. Weather Bureau) ; no. 42

Description:

Tetsuya Fujita. : "The research reported on in this paper has been conducted by the University of Chicago for the U.S. Weather Bureau under contracts Cwb 9231 and 9530." : "December 1960." : Reprint. Originally published: [Chicago] : Dept. of Meteoro...

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Complex quality control of rawinsonde heights and temperatures, principles and application at the National Meteorological Center

Personal Author:

Collins, William G.; Gandin, L. S. (Lev Semenovich);

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

1995

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 408

Description:

The Complex Quality Control of rawinsonde reports on mandatory level Heights and Temperatures (CQCHT) was designed at the National Meteorological Center in Washington, D.C. and implemented into the NMC operational quality control system in 1991, repl...

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An inexpensive technique for using past forecast errors to improve future forecast skill Part I, Adjoint method

Personal Author:

Pu, Zhao-Xia; Kalnay, Eugenia, 1942-; Derber, John Charles; Sela, Joseph G.;

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

1995

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 415a

Description:

A simple, relatively inexpensive technique has been developed for using past forecast errors to improve the future forecast skill. The method uses the forecast model and its adjoint and can be considered as a simplified 4-dimensional variational (4-D...

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[PDF - 1.74 MB]
The regional profiles data base

Personal Author:

Tuccillo, James J.

Corporate Author:

National Meteorological Center (U.S.)

Published:

1988

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 339

Description:

"The Regional Profile Database is a VSAM based random access database of NGM forecast sigma layer and diagnostic data at selected locations over North America. This database was designed as the basis for generating new model products which are not po...

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[PDF - 1.32 MB]
Skill of the medium range forecast group

Personal Author:

Hughes, Francis D.

Corporate Author:

National Meteorological Center (U.S.)

Published:

1988

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 338

Description:

"This paper depicts in a graphical manner the skill of the Medium Range (3-10 day) Forecast Group (MRFG) man and machine (numerical model guidance) forecasts. It will be updated each February in order to present the latest scores for each of the seve...

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[PDF - 6.36 MB]
Numerical solution of the primitive equations on the connection machine

Personal Author:

Tuccillo, James J.

Corporate Author:

National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)

Published:

1988

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 346

Description:

"Since the late 1960's, the hydrostatic primitive equations have been the basis for operational Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). These equations describe the time rate of change of the three dimensional atmospheric state variables: wind, temperatu...

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[PDF - 884.60 KB]
Synoptic surface marine data monitoring

Personal Author:

Gerald, Vera M.

Corporate Author:

National Meteorological Center (U.S.)

Published:

1987

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 335

Description:

"The oceans cover approximately seventy percent of have the earth surface and a significant influence on global weather and climate. However, the oceanic domain is less densely sampled for surface meteorological parameters as compared to land. For ex...

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[PDF - 1.17 MB]
A split quasi-lagrangian method for use in a regional barotropic model

Personal Author:

Jiamo, Teng

Corporate Author:

National Meteorological Center (U.S.)

Published:

1988

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 334

Description:

An economical advection scheme with linear high order accuracy is described. A splitting technique is used to solve the equations of a barotropic model. The horizontal advection process is integrated by a quasi-Lagrangian technique which uses cubic s...

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[PDF - 1.79 MB]
The hydrostatic checking of radiosonde heights and temperatures. Part II

Personal Author:

Collins, William G; Gandin, L. S. (Lev Semenovich);

Corporate Author:

National Meteorological Center (U.S.)

Published:

1989

Series:

Office note (National Centers for Environmental Prediction (U.S.)) ; 351

Description:

"This Office Note documents improvements to the new NMC hydrostatic check of radiosonde data. It brings up-to-date Office Note 344, in which the basic theory was presented and early results were shown. The hydrostatic check of radiosonde temperatures...

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[PDF - 1.27 MB]

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