eTCeTerra: Easy Tropical Cyclone Exploration Through Enabling Rapid Research of the Atmosphere

  • eTCeTerra is a collection of Python libraries for pre-processing JPSS, TROPICS, and GFS and other LEO data for TC applications
    • It is flexible, modular, and designed to be used for research projects, real-time demonstrations, and in operations
    • eTCeTerra libraries can be used in standalone applications or integrated  (if desired) with the  existing satellite processing systems such as GeoIPS
  • eTCeTerra major modules:
    • Select ATCF, LEO, and model data around a TC
    • Convert model data to the required input format, if needed
    • Find overpasses for LEO satellites and TCs
    • Interpolate ATCF data (Lat, Lon, Vmax, etc.) to the time of each TC-satellite overpass within a specified distance
    • Select LEO data for each overpass
    • Select model data for each overpass
    • (optional) Regrid LEO data to storm centric cylindrical of Cartesian grid
    • (optional) Regrid model data to storm centric cylindrical of Cartesian grid
    • (optional) Regrid LEO sounder data to 40 vertical levels
    • (optional) Regrid GFS sounding data to 40 vertical levels
    • Process TC application for each overpass time, using as input storm-centric LEO and model data on the swath, Cartesian, or cylindrical grid
  • eTCeTerra is used to process data for and run in real-time HISA, JET, Shear-MMS, and TROPICS applications

Project Team

  • Galina Chirokova
  • Robert DeMaria
  • Zhixing Ruan
  • Christopher Slocum

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