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Tropical Cyclone Inner-core Diagnostics<br />

Robert Rogers 1 , Paul Reasor 1 , S. Lorsolo 2 , and J. Zhang 2<br />

(Robert.Rogers@noaa.gov)<br />

1 NOAA/AOML Hurricane Research Division, Miami, FL<br />

2 CIMAS, University <strong>of</strong> Miami, Miami, FL<br />

Much work has gone toward evaluating <strong>the</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> numerical models using<br />

“traditional” metrics, e.g., position and intensity errors. As operational horizontal grid lengths<br />

approach 3 km (and eventually reach 1 km), <strong>the</strong> ability to represent many features within <strong>the</strong><br />

inner core <strong>of</strong> tropical cyclones (TCs) increases. Robust evaluations <strong>of</strong> TC inner-core structure<br />

are <strong>the</strong>refore crucial to assess <strong>the</strong> realism <strong>of</strong> numerical simulations. A wealth <strong>of</strong> TC inner-core<br />

data collected and archived at <strong>the</strong> NOAA Hurricane Research Division (HRD) over many years<br />

provides an excellent opportunity for evaluating high-resolution numerical models.<br />

In this talk composites from observations (airborne Doppler and dropsondes) and<br />

simulations <strong>of</strong> multiple storms will be compared. These composites are key to providing<br />

statistically robust measures and evaluations <strong>of</strong> numerical models. The focus here is on several<br />

scales within <strong>the</strong> TC inner core – symmetric and asymmetric vortex-scale properties, convectivescale<br />

statistics, and boundary-layer structure.<br />

Session 7 – Page 7

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