Open AccessSome aspects of accuracy of radar/satellite fixes of tropical cyclone over Bay of Bengal
Author(s) -
Prasada Rao,
R. C. Saxena,
Sreeparna Banerjee
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v43i4.3505
Subject(s) - tropical cyclone , radar , bengal , meteorology , satellite , bay , cyclone (programming language) , remote sensing , storm , tropical cyclone scales , environmental science , geology , geography , computer science , oceanography , engineering , telecommunications , field programmable gate array , aerospace engineering , computer hardware
Consequent to installation of 10 cyclone detection radars and availability of INSAT observations availability of fixes* of cyclones by two or more radars and satellite has become a common feature during tracking of cyclones. Generally these fixes differ from each other to some extent. The paper presents a study of tracks of four cyclones in Bay of Bengal as determined by coastal radars and satellite. It is seen that satellite fix is generally closer to coast as compared to radar fix. Amongst radar fixes, the fix of radar closest to the storm may be considered as best fix of the system.