Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Hurricane intensity and eyewall replacement.

Robert A Houze1, Shuyi S Chen, Bradley F Smull

  • 1Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1640, USA. houze@atmos.washington.edu

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 3, 2007
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Global Atmospheric River Lifecycle Detection Using Integrated Water Vapor and Vapor Transport.

Scientific data·2025
Same author

New parameterization of air-sea exchange coefficients and its impact on intensity prediction under major tropical cyclones.

Frontiers in Marine Science·2025
Same author

Towards integrated modeling of the long-term impacts of oil spills.

Marine policy·2023
Same author

A Climatology of Extreme Convective Storms in Tropical and Subtropical East Asia and Their Ingredients for Heavy Rainfall as Seen by TRMM.

Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR·2023
Same author

Pathways to Better Prediction of the MJO: 2. Impacts of Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling on the Upper Ocean and MJO Propagation.

Journal of advances in modeling earth systems·2022
Same author

The Arkansas traveler's paradox: COVID-19 and the rural sociology of stupidity.

Agriculture and human values·2020
Same journal

Erratum for the Research Article "Detecting supramolecular organic nanoparticles during heat wave".

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Local signals, systemic decline.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

The mechanics of liver regeneration.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Computing in a memory with physics.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Retraction.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
Same journal

Making time.

Science (New York, N.Y.)·2026
See all related articles

Eyewall replacement in hurricanes involves a new eyewall forming and replacing the old one, impacting storm intensity. Understanding the "moat" region is key to improving hurricane intensity forecasts.

Area of Science:

  • Meteorology
  • Tropical Cyclone Dynamics

Background:

  • Hurricane intensity forecasting is challenging.
  • Eyewall replacement is a known phenomenon but poorly understood.
  • The "moat" region's role in eyewall replacement was unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the processes occurring in the moat during eyewall replacement.
  • To understand how these processes affect hurricane intensity.
  • To improve hurricane intensity forecasting models.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of aircraft data from the 2005 hurricane season.
  • Observation of eyewall replacement events.
  • Dynamic analysis of the moat region.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • The moat region becomes dynamically similar to the eye during eyewall replacement.
  • This transformation makes the moat inhospitable to the inner eyewall.
  • New eyewalls initially have weaker winds but reintensify as they contract.

Conclusions:

  • The moat's transformation is a critical factor in eyewall replacement.
  • Understanding moat dynamics can improve hurricane intensity forecasts.
  • Integrating aircraft data into high-resolution numerical models is recommended for better forecasting.