Processing of High-Resolution Hurricane Ida Boundary Layer Winds from the IWRAP Instrument on the NOAA WP-3D Aircraft

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Abstract

A major gap in wind vector measurements exists in the lowest levels (below 500m) of the hurricane boundary layer (HBL). The 3-dimensional Doppler measurements from the Imaging Wind and Rain Airborne Profiler (IWRAP) on board the NOAA WP-3D aircraft are showing potential to close this gap. During the 2021 hurricane season IWRAP was configured to produce near real time measurements of the HBL winds. The IWRAP's raw data acquisition system allows for full HBL atmospheric profiling all the way down to the ocean surface using the spectral processing technique. For the first time ever, high resolution HBL wind and reflectivity profiles below 500m were retrieved from IWRAP measurements in Hurricane Ida on August 29th, 2021. The spectral processing technique utilized and subsequent wind and reflectivity profiles are presented and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages7286-7289
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665427920
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: Jul 17 2022Jul 22 2022

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2022-July

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2022
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period07/17/2207/22/22

Keywords

  • Doppler measurements
  • hurricane boundary layer observations

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