Remote Sensing and Analysis of Tropical Cyclones: Current and Emerging Satellite Sensors

Type Article
Date 2023-12
Language English
Author(s) Ricciardulli Lucrezia1, Howell Brian2, Jackson Christopher R.3, Hawkins Jeff4, Courtney Joe5, Stoffelen Ad6, Langlade Sebastian7, Fogarty Chris8, Mouche AlexisORCID9, Blackwell William10, Meissner Thomas1, Heming Julian11, Candy Brett11, McNally Tony12, Kazumori Masahiro13, Khadke Chinmay14, Glaiza Escullar Maria Ana15
Affiliation(s) 1 : Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
2 : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA
3 : Global Ocean Associates(supporting NOAA/ NESDIS STAR), Alexandria, VA, USA
4 : University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI, USA
5 : Bureau of Meteorology, Perth, Australia
6 : Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
7 : Tropical Cyclone/Regional Specialized Meteorological Center, Météo France, Réunion, France
8 : Canadian Hurricane Center (CHC), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
9 : University Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), IUEM, Brest, France
10 : MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, USA
11 : Met Office, Exeter, UK
12 : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
13 : Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Tokyo, Japan
14 : India Meteorological Department (IMD), New Delhi, India
15 : Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Diliman Quezon City, Philippines
Source Tropical Cyclone Research And Review (2225-6032) (Elsevier BV), 2023-12 , Vol. 12 , N. 4 , P. 267-293
DOI 10.1016/j.tcrr.2023.12.003
Keyword(s) Tropical cyclones, Surface wind, Satellite sensors, Operations
Abstract

This article describes recent advances in the capability of new satellite sensors for observing Tropical Cyclones (TC) fine structure, wind field, and temporal evolution. The article is based on a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report prepared for the 10th International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC), held in Bali in December 2022, and its objective is to present updates in TC research and operation every four years. Here we focus on updates regarding the most recent space-based TC observations, and we cover new methodologies and techniques using polar orbiting sensors, such as C-band synthetic aperture radars (SARs), L-band and combined C/X-band radiometers, scatterometers, and microwave imagers/sounders. We additionally address progress made with the new generation of geostationary and small satellites, and discuss future sensors planned to be launched in the next years. We then briefly describe some examples on how the newest sensors are used in operations and data assimilation for TC forecasting and research, and conclude the article with a discussion on the remaining challenges of TC space-based observations and possible ways to address them in the near future.

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Ricciardulli Lucrezia, Howell Brian, Jackson Christopher R., Hawkins Jeff, Courtney Joe, Stoffelen Ad, Langlade Sebastian, Fogarty Chris, Mouche Alexis, Blackwell William, Meissner Thomas, Heming Julian, Candy Brett, McNally Tony, Kazumori Masahiro, Khadke Chinmay, Glaiza Escullar Maria Ana (2023). Remote Sensing and Analysis of Tropical Cyclones: Current and Emerging Satellite Sensors. Tropical Cyclone Research And Review, 12(4), 267-293. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcrr.2023.12.003 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00868/98024/