Bob Henson blog: Hurricane Winds at Landfall - Measurement Challenge
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Chris in Tampa on 4/12/2018, 9:02 pm
Two part blog:
Part 1: Hurricane Winds at Landfall: A Measurement Challenge
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/hurricane-winds-landfall-measurement-challenge
Part 2: Hurricane Winds at Landfall: Why Is It They Seem to Fall Short?
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/hurricane-winds-landfall-why-it-they-seem-fall-short
A really good read about the complexities of determining winds at landfall. Many here may already know of the complexities, but still a really good read.
"Hurricanes struck coastline after coastline during the hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season of 2017. In all, there were an incredible 22 tropical cyclone landfalls, plus a borderline landfall in Ireland. If nothing else, this onslaught provided plenty of raw material for evaluating wind speeds at hurricane landfall. As it turns out, land-based observations seldom live up to a hurricane's Saffir-Simpson ranking at landfall. There are some very good reasons for the mismatch, as well as some potential implications for stakeholders, from insurance companies to the public at large." |
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