Ocean Temperature Observations in the Wake of Hurricane Dorian – Examination of Three AXBT Transects East of the Abaco Islands and Other AXBT Observations in the Storm Environment

Julia Von Fecht1, Mark Hunter McAlister1, Casey Densmore2, Steven R Jayne3 and Elizabeth Sanabia1, (1)US Naval Academy, Department of Oceanography, Annapolis, MD, United States, (2)WHOI, Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole, United States, (3)WHOI, Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Abstract:
Understanding ocean conditions in the wake of a tropical cyclone is critical to accurately forecasting tropical cyclone (TC) intensity. Here, three transects of Airborne eXpendable BathyThermographs (AXBT) observations across the wake of Hurricane Dorian are explored as the storm underwent rapid intensification while stalling east of the Abaco Islands. The observations are examined in the context of TC proximity and intensity, the proximal eddy field, and the evolution of the radial wind structure between 31 August and 03 September 2019. Other observations in the storm environment are also evaluated.
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