1. Tropical Cyclone Forecasting and Monitoring

2. Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Velden et al. (2006). © 2006, American Meteorological Society.)

3. Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones, Ch. 3, © 1995 WMO.)

4. Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Velden et al. (2006). © 2006, American Meteorological Society.)

5. Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Velden et al. (2006). © 2006, American Meteorological Society.)

6. Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Velden et al. (2006). © 2006, American Meteorological Society.)

7. Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Velden et al. (2006). © 2006, American Meteorological Society.)

8. Advanced Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Olander and Velden (2012). © 2012, UW/CIMSS.)

9. Advanced Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Olander and Velden (2012). © 2012, UW/CIMSS.)

10. Advanced Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Olander and Velden (2012). © 2012, UW/CIMSS.)

11. Advanced Dvorak Technique
(Figure obtained from Olander and Velden (2007). © 2007, American Meteorological Society.)

12. Advanced Dvorak Technique
Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa)
(Figure obtained from Olander and Velden (2007). © 2007, American Meteorological Society.)

13. Advanced Dvorak Technique
Sample Output: Hurricane Katrina (2005)
(Figure obtained from Olander and Velden (2007). © 2007, American Meteorological Society.)

14. Scatterometer Analysis: Winds
(Figure obtained from

15. Scatterometer Analysis: Ambiguity
highly uncertain retrieval
small uncertainty near center
highly certain retrieval
(Figure obtained from

16. Microwave Imagery: 85-91 GHz
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

17. Microwave Imagery: 36-37 GHz
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

18. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

19. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

20. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

21. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

22. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

23. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

24. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

25. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

26. Microwave Imagery Examples
(Figure obtained from Polar Satellite Products for the Operational Forecaster: Using Microwave Observations for Tropical Cyclone Analysis. © 2004, COMET.)

27. Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Skill
(Figure obtained from

28. Tropical Cyclone Intensity Forecast Skill
(Figure obtained from