Title :
HWRFx: Improving Hurricane Forecasts with High-Resolution Modeling
Author :
Zhang, Xuejin ; Yeh, Kao-San ; Quirino, Thiago S. ; Gopalakrishnan, Sundararaman G. ; Marks, Frank D. ; Goldenberg, Stanley B., Jr. ; Aberson, Sim
Abstract :
Using the hurricane weather research and forecasting experimental modeling system (HWRFx), researchers examined the impact of increased model resolution on system performance in forecasting a select sample of tropical cyclones from the 2005 and 2007 hurricane seasons.
Keywords :
geophysics computing; storms; weather forecasting; HWRFx; forecasting experimental modeling system; hurricane weather research; tropical cyclone; Atmospheric modeling; Computational modeling; Hurricanes; Predictive models; Weather forecasting; Hurricane forecasts; high-performance computing; numerical modeling; scientific computing; tropical cyclones;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2010.121
