Multi-Resolution Analysis of the Convective Structure of Tropical Cyclones for Short-Term Intensity Guidance

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Autori principali: Cucuzzella, Elizabeth, McNeely, Tria, Wood, Kimberly, Lee, Ann B.
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author Cucuzzella, Elizabeth
McNeely, Tria
Wood, Kimberly
Lee, Ann B.
author_facet Cucuzzella, Elizabeth
McNeely, Tria
Wood, Kimberly
Lee, Ann B.
contents Accurate tropical cyclone (TC) short-term intensity forecasting with a 24-hour lead time is essential for disaster mitigation in the Atlantic TC basin. Since most TCs evolve far from land-based observing networks, satellite imagery is critical to monitoring these storms; however, these complex and high-resolution spatial structures can be challenging to qualitatively interpret in real time by forecasters. Here we propose a concise, interpretable, and descriptive approach to quantify fine TC structures with a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) by the discrete wavelet transform, enabling data analysts to identify physically meaningful structural features that strongly correlate with rapid intensity change. Furthermore, deep-learning techniques can build on this MRA for short-term intensity guidance.
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spellingShingle Multi-Resolution Analysis of the Convective Structure of Tropical Cyclones for Short-Term Intensity Guidance
Cucuzzella, Elizabeth
McNeely, Tria
Wood, Kimberly
Lee, Ann B.
Image and Video Processing
Machine Learning
Accurate tropical cyclone (TC) short-term intensity forecasting with a 24-hour lead time is essential for disaster mitigation in the Atlantic TC basin. Since most TCs evolve far from land-based observing networks, satellite imagery is critical to monitoring these storms; however, these complex and high-resolution spatial structures can be challenging to qualitatively interpret in real time by forecasters. Here we propose a concise, interpretable, and descriptive approach to quantify fine TC structures with a multi-resolution analysis (MRA) by the discrete wavelet transform, enabling data analysts to identify physically meaningful structural features that strongly correlate with rapid intensity change. Furthermore, deep-learning techniques can build on this MRA for short-term intensity guidance.
title Multi-Resolution Analysis of the Convective Structure of Tropical Cyclones for Short-Term Intensity Guidance
topic Image and Video Processing
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19854