Evaluation of Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) cyclone forecasts using infrared satellite imagery

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Nigro, Melissa A., Cassano, John J., Knuth, Shelley L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2011
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Ross Ice Shelf; New Zealand; Byrd; Byrd Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102011000745; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102011000745

Abstract The Antarctic coast is an area of high cyclonic activity. Specifically, the regions of Terra Nova Bay, in the western Ross Sea, and Byrd Glacier, in the western Ross Ice Shelf, are prone to cyclone development. The United States, New Zealand, and Italian Antarctic programmes conduct extensi...