NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 2 Hurricane Intensity Estimation (HIE)
ABI-L2-HIE
Example results of Hurricane Intensity estimates as derived from the GOES-R Hurricane Intensity Algorithm over the lifetime of Hurricane Wilma using 4km GOES-12 imagery (green) and 2km GOES-R ABI proxy data (blue).
The Hurricane Intensity product contains information about tropical cyclones along their trajectories from the time they are identified to the current time. Tropical cyclone information provided in the product includes its identity, location, maximum wind speed, Dvorak tropical cyclone current intensity number, detailed wind shear, cloud, and eye characteristics, strengthening and weakening state information, and the start, midpoint, and end observation time of the source ABI product image. Data quality information is not included in the product. A hurricane intensity product file is produced for each tropical cyclone. The units of measure for the maximum sustained wind speed value is meters per second. The advanced Dvorak technique tropical cyclone current and tropical intensity numbers are dimensionless quantities. The Hurricane Intensity product is produced using ABI Full Disk coverage region observations. Product data is produced when a tropical cyclone is in the ABI's field of regard for both daytime and nighttime conditions.
- Cite as: GOES-R Algorithm Working Group and GOES-R Program Office, (2017): NOAA GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) L2 Hurricane Intensity Estimation (HIE). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [access date].
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Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact | Customer Engagement Branch
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Time Period | 2017-12-12 to Present (time interval: 30-minute) |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 |
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N: 81.3282
S: -81.3282
E: 6.2995
W: -156.2995
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Edition | Provisional |
Data Presentation Form | Digital image
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Dataset Progress Status | Ongoing - data is continually being updated |
Data Update Frequency | Continual |
Purpose | The Hurricane Intensity algorithm will make use of the ABI longwave infrared window band to monitor changes in the cloud top temperature near the tropical cyclone center. An analysis of the cloud top temperature field over the tropical cyclone center, together with a cloud pattern recognition analysis, enables the retrieval of an intensity estimate for the tropical cyclone valid at the time of the ABI image. The tropical storm intensity estimate is output as maximum sustained 1-minute surface winds (Kts), and minimum sea level pressure (MSLP) at the center (hPa) of the tropical storm. Hurricane Intensity estimates will provide critical guidance to forecasters at tropical cyclone forecast centers regarding tropical cyclone storm intensity from storm formation, through development and maturation, to dissipation. |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Project keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Data Resolution keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Horizontal Data Resolution Keywords
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Lineage Statement | These data were produced by the NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) and are archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). |
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Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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