PREDICT

Pre-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT)

PROJECT DATES
08/15/2010 - 09/30/2010
Project Location
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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Prediction and understanding of tropical cyclogenesis remains one of the most challenging aspects of atmospheric science. A multitude of tropical disturbances emerge from the West African coast every year near the Cape Verde islands, but only a few of these develop into tropical depressions, storms, or hurricanes.

To further our understanding of these potentially high impact events. The PRE-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) field experiment will deploy the NSF/NCAR Gulfstream-V aircraft in the Atlantic basin in the heart of hurricane season to explore multi-scale interactions in tropical wave-like disturbances that promote or hinder the development of a tropical depression vortex.

 

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