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Research article
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30 Oct 2019
Research article |
| 30 Oct 2019
| 30 Oct 2019
Estimates of tropical cyclone geometry parameters based on best-track data
Kees Nederhoff
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Deltares USA, 8601 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Alessio Giardino
Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, the Netherlands
Maarten van Ormondt
Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, the Netherlands
Deepak Vatvani
Deltares, Marine and Coastal Systems, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, the Netherlands
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Tropical cyclone wind models are often used in engineering applications. However, these models lack the required accuracy when the size of the tropical cyclone is not known. In this paper, new relationships are derived to describe parameters affecting the size. These relationships are formulated using observed data and make it possible to estimate tropical cyclone size and to use this information in tropical cyclone wind models to obtain more reliable estimates of the tropical cyclone winds.
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