Hurricane Sandy
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- William Putman
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Surface and near-surface (850 hPa) wind speeds from the NASA Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS-5) operational assimilation system (consisting of a 50-kilometer analysis coupled with a 25-kilometer model) beginning September 1, 2012 preceding a 7-kilometer global simulation with the GEOS-5 atmospheric model initialized at 09Z on October 26, 2012 reveal the massive size of Hurricane Sandy versus the other storms for this period, including the persistent Hurricane Nadine, as well as hurricanes Michael and Rafael. The 7-kilometer simulation depicts the strong onshore winds in New York and New Jersey even after landfall and the dramatic influence of the land surface slowing down Sandy's inland surface winds.
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animator
- William Putman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Scientist
- William Putman (NASA/GSFC)
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Project support
- Eric Sokolowsky (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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