scholarly journals Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2003

2005 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 1403-1414 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Beven ◽  
Lixion A. Avila ◽  
James L. Franklin ◽  
Miles B. Lawrence ◽  
Richard J. Pasch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Tropical Cyclone Activity ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Cyclone Activity ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Hurricane Season ◽  
First Time

Abstract The tropical cyclone activity for 2003 in the eastern North Pacific hurricane basin is summarized. Activity during 2003 was slightly below normal. Sixteen tropical storms developed, seven of which became hurricanes. However, there were no major hurricanes in the basin for the first time since 1977. The first hurricane did not form until 24 August, the latest observed first hurricane at least since reliable satellite observations began in 1966. Five tropical cyclones made landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico, resulting in 14 deaths.

scholarly journals Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2008

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 705-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric S. Blake ◽  
Richard J. Pasch
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Tropical Storm ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Hurricane Season ◽  
Tropical Depressions ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The hurricane season of 2008 in the eastern North Pacific basin is summarized, and the individual tropical cyclones are described. Official track and intensity forecasts of these cyclones are also evaluated. The 2008 eastern North Pacific season was relatively quiet, with overall activity at about 75% of the long-term median. A total of 16 tropical storms formed, of which 7 became hurricanes and 2 became major hurricanes. One hurricane, one tropical storm, and two tropical depressions made landfall in Mexico, causing eight direct deaths in that country along with significant property damage. In addition, Tropical Storm Alma was the first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. On average, the official track forecasts in the eastern Pacific for 2008 were quite skillful and set records for accuracy from 1 to 3 days. However, no appreciable improvement in mean intensity forecast skill was noted.

Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2005

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 1201-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Knabb ◽  
Lixion A. Avila ◽  
John L. Beven ◽  
James L. Franklin ◽  
Richard J. Pasch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Pacific Basin ◽  
Tropical Depression ◽  
Hurricane Season ◽  
Major Hurricane ◽  
The Individual ◽  
North Pacific Basin

Abstract The 2005 eastern North Pacific hurricane season is summarized, the individual tropical cyclones are described, and official track and intensity forecasts are verified and evaluated. The season’s overall activity was, by most measures, below average. While a near-average 15 tropical storms formed, many of them were relatively weak and short-lived. Seven of these storms became hurricanes, but only one reached major hurricane status (an intensity of 100 kt or greater on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale) in the eastern North Pacific basin. One of the hurricanes, Adrian, approached Central America in May but weakened to a tropical depression prior to landfall. Adrian was the only eastern North Pacific tropical cyclone to make landfall during 2005, and it was directly responsible for one fatality.

scholarly journals Interannual variability of tropical cyclone activity along the Pacific coast of North America

Atmósfera ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.S. Gutzler ◽  
K.M. Wood ◽  
E.A. Ritchie ◽  
A.V. Douglas ◽  
M.D. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Interannual Variability ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Tropical Cyclone Activity ◽  
Cyclone Activity ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2004

2006 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 1026-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixion A. Avila ◽  
Richard J. Pasch ◽  
John L. Beven ◽  
James L. Franklin ◽  
Miles B. Lawrence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Hurricane Season

Abstract The 2004 eastern North Pacific hurricane season is reviewed. It was a below-average season in terms of number of systems and landfalls. There were 12 named tropical cyclones, of which 8 became hurricanes. None of the tropical storms or hurricanes made landfall, and there were no reports of deaths or damage. A description of each cyclone is provided, and track and intensity forecasts for the season are evaluated.

scholarly journals Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Pasch ◽  
Eric S. Blake ◽  
Lixion A. Avila ◽  
John L. Beven ◽  
Daniel P. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Pacific Basin ◽  
Property Damage ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Tropical Depression ◽  
Hurricane Season ◽  
The Individual ◽  
North Pacific Basin

Abstract The hurricane season of 2006 in the eastern North Pacific basin is summarized, and the individual tropical cyclones are described. Also, the official track and intensity forecasts of these cyclones are verified and evaluated. The 2006 eastern North Pacific season was an active one, in which 18 tropical storms formed. Of these, 10 became hurricanes and 5 became major hurricanes. A total of 2 hurricanes and 1 tropical depression made landfall in Mexico, causing 13 direct deaths in that country along with significant property damage. On average, the official track forecasts in the eastern Pacific for 2006 were quite skillful. No appreciable improvement in mean intensity forecasts was noted, however.

Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Season of 2011

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
pp. 1397-1412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric S. Blake ◽  
Todd B. Kimberlain
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Strength Category ◽  
Hurricane Wind ◽  
Hurricane Season ◽  
Major Hurricane ◽  
Center Track ◽  
National Hurricane Center

Abstract Overall activity during the 2011 eastern North Pacific hurricane season was near average. Of the 11 tropical storms that formed, 10 became hurricanes and 6 reached major hurricane strength (category 3 or stronger on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale). For comparison, the 1981–2010 averages are about 15 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. Interestingly, although the number of named storms was below average, the numbers of hurricanes and major hurricanes were above average. The 2011 season had the most hurricanes since 2006 and the most major hurricanes since 1998. Two hurricanes affected the southwestern coast of Mexico (Beatriz as a category 1 hurricane and Jova as a category 2 hurricane), and the season’s tropical cyclones caused about 49 deaths. On average, the National Hurricane Center track forecasts in the eastern North Pacific for 2011 were very skillful.

scholarly journals MTrack: Improved Center Fix of Tropical Cyclones from SMAP Wind Observations

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
David Mayers ◽  
Christopher Ruf
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Tropical Storms ◽  
Average Difference ◽  
Automated Algorithm ◽  
Operational Forecasting ◽  
Storm Surge Modeling ◽  
Storm Center ◽  
First Time

AbstractMTrack is an automated algorithm which determines the center location (latitude and longitude) of a tropical cyclone from a scalar wind field derived from satellite observations. Accurate storm centers are useful for operational forecasting of tropical cyclones and for their reanalysis (e.g. research on storm surge modeling). Currently, storm center fixes have significantly larger errors for weak, disorganized storms. The MTrack algorithm presented here improves storm centers in some of those cases. It is also automated and, therefore, less subjective than manual fixes made by forecasters. The MTrack algorithm, which was originally designed to work with CYGNSS wind speed measurements, is applied to SMAP winds for the first time. The average difference between MTrack and Best Track storm center locations is 21, 36 and 46 km for major hurricanes, category 1-2 hurricanes, and tropical storms, respectively. MTrack is shown to operate successfully when a storm is only partially sampled by the observing satellite and when the eye of the storm is not resolved.

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