VORTRAC – A Utility to Deduce Central Pressure and Radius of Maximum Wind of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Using WSR-88D Data Wen-Chau Lee NCAR/EOL Paul.

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VORTRAC – A Utility to Deduce Central Pressure and Radius of Maximum Wind of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones Using WSR-88D Data Wen-Chau Lee NCAR/EOL Paul HarastiUCAR/NRL Michael BellNCAR/EOL

Hurricane Charlie Radar Images

VTD-derived Axisymmetric Quantities: Vertical Velocity Angular Momentum Pressure Gradient

Cat.Maximum Sustained Wind Speed m/s Minimum Surface Pressure mb > >70<920

Confidence Level Charlie –X: 0.56 km –Y: 0.70 km – RMW: 0.82 km – VT: 1.9 m/s Katrina –X: 0.86 km –Y: 2.58 km –RMW: 4.38 km –VT: 9.00 m/s

WSR-88D Scanning Sequence VCP 12 VCP 121

GBVTD Formulation: V d : Doppler velocities V M : Mean flow V T : Tangential wind V R : Radial velocity w: Vertical velocity v t : Terminal velocity  : Elevation angle  : Angle in GBVTD coordinate  : Azimuth angle  M : Math angle of the mean flow C n : Amplitude of cosine wavenumber n S n : Amplitude of sine wavenumber n

HVVP Mean Wind Profiles

The GBVTD Technique Lee, Jou, Chang, and Deng (1999)

VTD Formulation For L=3, M=N=2:

Charley (2004)

What have we learned from Charley? Rapid intensification can occur near landfall Coastal Doppler radar can effectively detect rapid intensification if they are operated properly Vertical structure of the eyewall can provide indications on intensity change (e.g., more scans at lower angles are needed) Most intense winds may occur in the eyewall but severe storms (e.g., tornado) may occur in the outer rainband precedes the arrival of the eye Longer range is preferred over higher Nyquist velocity when setting scanning parameters

` Cat. Maximum Sustained Wind Speed m/s Minimum Surface Pressure mb > >70<920