The Off-Season Operations of the Air Force Hurricane Office 1947-1948

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Abstract:

A study was made of certain features of the hurricane-warning service between the end of the 1947 hurricane season and the beginning of the 1948 season as they concern the USAF and Army requirements. Three specific operational problems were studied Improved utilization of aerial reconnaissance in hurricane forecasting, analysis of the past hurricane-forecasting performance, and supplemental analysis of tropical storms of the preceding season. The group was advised to concentrate on forecasting the direction of motion of tropical cyclones, forecasting changes in tropical storm intensity, and determining the general synoptic model of a tropical cyclone. The principal results of the study conducted during the period of the first off-season operation are presented.

Author(s):
Burgner, N. M. ; Dotson, V. D. ; Ellsaessor, H. W.
Author Organization(s):
AIR WEATHER SERVICE SCOTT AFB IL
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Pagination:
0053

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AWS-TR-105-37
Monitor Series:
AWS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*HURRICANES, *WEATHER FORECASTING, METEOROLOGY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Meteorology
Keyword(s):
ATI 59691, ATI COLLECTION, METEOROLOGY RESEARCH, STORMS TRACKING, METEOROLOGY, PRACTICAL METHEOROLOGY
Report Date:
1948 Jul 01