GOES-R Tropical to Extratropical Transition
Introduction:
This lesson uses water vapor satellite imagery from Himawari-8 to describe the typical extratropical transition of a tropical cyclone. The Himawari-8 imager previews comparable capabilities coming online with the GOES-R ABI imager. The lesson also provides a brief overview of subtropical cyclones and their transition to tropical cyclones.This lesson is a part of the NWS Satellite Foundational GOES-R Course.
Objectives:
- Describe the basic structure and lifecycle of subtropical cyclones and the theoretical mechanisms for their transition to warm-core tropical cyclones
- Describe the process of tropical to extratropical transition and the evolution as it appears on satellite imagery.
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