Use of the GFDL Vortex Tracker - DTC

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Why the need for an external tracker?  • Ike in HWRF:    A well‐defined  storm with  center  locaKons  collocated.    • So then… why  the need for  anything  sophisKcated? 
Why the need for an external tracker?  • Gustav in GFS: For an observed 80‐knot hurricane, the GFS  was iniKalized with a poorly organized vorKcity center.  
Page 1 and 2: Use of the GFDL Vortex Tr
Page 3 and 4: GFDL Vortex Tracker:  Histo
Page 5: Why the need for an exter
Page 9 and 10: Why the need for an exter
Page 11 and 12: Tracker Design:   Center‐
Page 13 and 14: Barnes analysis: mulKple sear
Page 19 and 20: CompuKng the center posiKon,
Page 21 and 22: CompuKng the center posiKon,
Page 23 and 24: “Quality Control”  A seri
Page 25 and 26: Tracker inputs:  SynopKc da
Page 27 and 28: Tracker inputs:  Namelist o
Page 29 and 30: Tracker output:  Standard A
Page 31 and 32: Tracker output:  Modified A
Page 33 and 34: Outline  • History & descri
Page 35 and 36: ATCF_plot:  How it works 
Page 37 and 38: ATCF_plot:  Input data  •
Page 39 and 40: ATCF_plot:  Some features

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