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SCATSAT-1 Wind Products for Tropical Cyclone Monitoring, Prediction and Surface Wind Structure Analysis


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1 Atmospheric Sciences Division, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Group, Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere, Planetary Sciences and Applications Area, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad 380 015, India
 

The present study discusses the application of near real-time ocean surface wind vectors retrieved from scatterometer instrument, on-board Indian polar satellite SCATSAT-1, for tropical cyclone (TC) analysis and prediction. The real-time tropical cyclogenesis prediction of cyclonic activities in the North Indian Ocean basin has been presented using SCATSAT-1 wind data. The study also demonstrates the utility of high-resolution surface wind products of the scatterometer in monitoring mesoscale-level features of TCs for centre determination, size estimation and analysis of asymmetric wind radii. Impact of SCATSAT-1 winds for TC prediction using numerical weather prediction model has also been discussed. The shortcomings of ocean surface wind observations from space-based scatterometers are addressed, in addition to the sensor requirements for future satellite missions.

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Cyclogenesis, Scatterometer, Tropical Cyclone, Wind Structure.
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Authors

Neeru Jaiswal
Atmospheric Sciences Division, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Group, Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere, Planetary Sciences and Applications Area, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad 380 015, India
Prashant Kumar
Atmospheric Sciences Division, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Group, Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere, Planetary Sciences and Applications Area, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad 380 015, India
C. M. Kishtawal
Atmospheric Sciences Division, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Group, Earth, Ocean, Atmosphere, Planetary Sciences and Applications Area, Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad 380 015, India

Abstract


The present study discusses the application of near real-time ocean surface wind vectors retrieved from scatterometer instrument, on-board Indian polar satellite SCATSAT-1, for tropical cyclone (TC) analysis and prediction. The real-time tropical cyclogenesis prediction of cyclonic activities in the North Indian Ocean basin has been presented using SCATSAT-1 wind data. The study also demonstrates the utility of high-resolution surface wind products of the scatterometer in monitoring mesoscale-level features of TCs for centre determination, size estimation and analysis of asymmetric wind radii. Impact of SCATSAT-1 winds for TC prediction using numerical weather prediction model has also been discussed. The shortcomings of ocean surface wind observations from space-based scatterometers are addressed, in addition to the sensor requirements for future satellite missions.

Keywords


Cyclogenesis, Scatterometer, Tropical Cyclone, Wind Structure.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi6%2F983-992