Climate and Forecast Standard Names
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: dvorak_tropical_number

dvorak_tropical_number
type: Concept
top concept of: Climate and Forecast Standard Names
note: Mapping to be determined
source: cf-standard-name-table.html
in scheme: Climate and Forecast Standard Names
definition: The Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) is used to derive a set of Dvorak Tropical numbers using an objective pattern recognition algorithm to determine the intensity of a tropical cyclone by matching observed brightness temperature patterns, maximum sustained winds and minimum sea level pressure to a set of pre-defined tropical cyclone structures. Dvorak Tropical numbers range from 1.0 to 8.0, increasing with storm intensity. Reference: Olander, T. L., & Velden, C. S., The Advanced Dvorak Technique: Continued Development of an Objective Scheme to Estimate Tropical Cyclone Intensity Using Geostationary Infrared Satellite Imagery (2007). American Meteorological Society Weather and Forecasting, 22, 287-298.