Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2010, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 287-295
Features of the Interaction between Tropical Cyclones
Hondo and Ivan in the Water Vapor Fields
G.A. Kim
1, E.A. Sharkov
2, I.V. Pokrovskaya
21 Scientific Center of Aerospace Monitoring Aerocosmos, 105064 Moscow, Gorochovski by-street, 4
2 Space Research Institute Russian, Academy of Sciensec, Moscow 117997, Profsouznaya Str., 84/32
In the paper, the detailed analysis of tropical cyclone Hondo (South Indian Ocean, 02.02.2008-27.02.2008) energy
properties by IR and microwave multi-scale satellite data has been studied. On the base of TC evolution investigation
it was experimental detected one of main energy sources of functioning of the tropical cyclone. As a result of
studies it was shown that the only feasible source is the precipitable water vapor field that TC captured from tropical
zone with monsoonal circulation and conserved during all evolution stage.
Keywords: tropical cyclones, precipitable water vapor, microwave remote sensing
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