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Extremes & hazards

Estimating Tropical Cyclone Intensity by Satellite Imagery Utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks

Buo‐Fu Chen, Boyo Chen, Boyo Chen, Boyo Chen, Hsuan-Tien Lin, Russell L. Elsberry

Weather and Forecasting · · NSF NCAR / UCAR

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In one sentence. A CNN trained on satellite infrared and microwave data estimates tropical cyclone intensity with 8.39 kt RMS error, offering an objective alternative to the Dvorak technique.

Labels

Topic
Extremes & hazards, Observations & remote sensing
Type
New model or method
Method
CNN / U-Net
Domain
Global
Data
Satellite, Other
Status
Research
Identifiers
DOI:10.1175/waf-d-18-0136.1 OpenAlex:W2919354935
Added
2026-10-22

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