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Assimilation of Satellite Data in Improving Numerical Simulation of Tropical Cyclones: Progress, Challenge and Development

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Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Applications

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Tropical cyclones originate over the ocean where conventional data are very sparse. Satellites provide a very useful source of data for studying tropical cyclones. This paper gives a brief review on the recent progress in satellite data assimilation for improving the numerical simulations and forecasts of tropical cyclones. The general problems and challenges in tropical cyclone forecasting and satellite data assimilation and potential improvements in the future are also addressed in light of the most recent research.

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  1. Department of Meteorology, University of Utah, 135 S 1460 E, Rm. 819, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Zhaoxia Pu

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  1. Dept. Environmental Science & Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seoul, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea

    Seon K. Park (Prof.) (Prof.)

  2. Naval Research Laboratory, 7 Grace Hopper Avenue Stop 2, Monterey, CA 93943-5502, USA

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Pu, Z. (2009). Assimilation of Satellite Data in Improving Numerical Simulation of Tropical Cyclones: Progress, Challenge and Development. In: Park, S.K., Xu, L. (eds) Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71056-1_8

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