The HRD real-time hurricane wind analysis system

The HRD real-time wind analysis system is currently undergoing evaluation in the operational forecasting environment of the National Hurricane Center. The system is an object-oriented, distributed, three-tiered client-server application that assimilates disparate observations and processes the data into a common framework for exposure, height and averaging time. The data are then examined collectively or by type, quality controlled and passed on to a scale-controlled objective analysis algorithm. Several products are derived from the analysis wind field and storm track, yielding effective tools for disaster assessment, emergency management, and recovery. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.