Study shows polar-orbiting satellite data was key to pinpointing Sandy's track and time of landfall
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 09:01
in Earth & Climate
According to a new study by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the NOAA forecasts of Hurricane Sandy's track could have been hundreds of miles off without information from polar-orbiting satellites. Rather than identifying the New Jersey landfall location within 30 miles four-days before landfall, the models would have shown Sandy remaining at sea.