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Article Dans Une Revue Atmospheric Science Letters Année : 2024

Potential impact of Aeroclipper observations targeting tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific

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The Aeroclipper is a new balloon device that can be attracted and captured by tropical cyclones (TC) and perform continuous in situ measurements at the air–sea interfaces. To estimate the potential effect of Aeroclipper observations on the analysis of TCs, virtual Aeroclipper observations targeting TC Haima (October 2016) were synthesized using an idealized surface pressure distribution and best track data and were assimilated using an ensemble data assimilation system. Results show that the assimilation of Aeroclipper measurements may provide a more accurate representation of the TC pressure, wind, and temperature in analyses. This also leads to improved precipitation around the Philippines. The ensemble spread shows that the Aeroclipper measurement assimilation has an impact on the analyses that extends into the tropics from the early stages of TC development. These impact signals propagate westward with easterly waves and eastward with large‐scale convective disturbances. Although the underlying mechanisms need to be further examined and tested using real Aeroclipper measurements, the present study shows that these balloons could provide valuable observations to improve the precision of analyses in presence of a TC. This is a first step toward a study of the impact of the Aeroclipper measurement on TC forecast.
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hal-04554307 , version 1 (22-04-2024)

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Miki Hattori, Hugo Bellenger, Jean‐philippe Duvel, Takeshi Enomoto. Potential impact of Aeroclipper observations targeting tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific. Atmospheric Science Letters, In press, ⟨10.1002/asl.1234⟩. ⟨hal-04554307⟩
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