Month: September 2012

Super Typhoon Jelawat

by Dan Bikos on September 25th, 2012

Dan Bikos Typhoon Jelawat developed in the Phillippine Sea of the western Pacific Ocean around September 20, 2012.  See the westernmost track of the figure below: As the cyclone began turning towards the north / northwest while it was east of the Philippines, it went through rapid intensification.  In order to address the rapid intensification, Continue Reading

MODIS POES Satellites Tropical Cyclones

Microburst Risk Algorithm observes Favorable Conditions for Strong Convective Winds over the Chesapeake Bay

by Dan Bikos on September 17th, 2012

Ken Pryor (NESDIS / STAR) A GOES sounder-derived Microburst Windspeed Potential (MWP) algorithm, based on convective available potential energy (CAPE), and vertical temperature and humidity lapse rates, and based on the vertical difference in equivalent potential temperature (theta-e difference, TED) between the surface and middle-troposphere (between 10,000 and 20,000 feet above ground level) recently observed Continue Reading

Aviation Weather Destructive Winds Downbursts Severe Weather