Cost Effectiveness Evaluation of Dropsonde Derived Sea Level Pressures in Tropical Cyclones of the Western North Pacific.

摘要

This study shows that Jordan's (1957) regression equation for calculating minimum sea level pressure from 700 mb height data can be used operationally for determining tropical cyclone intensity. By using Jordan's equation for minimum sea level pressure estimates, instead of dropsonde measured sea level pressure, a dollar savings of approximately $100,000 will be realized in the Western North Pacific each year. (Author)