Tropical Cyclone and Tropical Dynamics

TROPICS Early Adopters with a tropical cyclone and a tropical dynamics focus seek to utilize TROPICS data to perform applied scientific research related to tropical convection, severe storms, and precipitation. TROPICS improves upon the temporal frequency of the current passive microwave constellation, enabling better detection of convective extremes related to these phenomena that evolve over relative short timescales and are often missed by current observing systems.
Xianan Jiang
University of California Los Angeles
Improve understanding of large-scale tropical convection (MJO)
Hui Su
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Improve statistical analysis (SHIPS) of tropical cyclone structure and rapid intensification
Erika Duran
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Analysis of tropical cyclone-induced squall lines and the tropical cyclone diurnal cycle
Stephen Po-Chedley
PCMDI | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Diurnal measurements to improve the precision of 40-year atmospheric temperature trends
Nicholas Johnson
University at Albany, SUNY
Tropical cyclone ventilation and comparison of TROPICS to aircraft reconnaissance observations
Chip Helms
University of Maryland
Cloud dynamics and the upscale impacts of convection
Dev Niyogi
University of Texas at Austin
The Brown Ocean Effect in tropical cyclones
Technical Contact: Dr. Patrick Duran (patrick.t.duran@nasa.gov)
Responsible Official: Dr. Andrew Molthan (andrew.molthan@nasa.gov)
Page Curator: Dr. Patrick Duran (patrick.t.duran@nasa.gov)