Project Grant 2202875

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $701,663 to Florida State University to conduct collaborative research on the intensity and size relationship of tropical cyclones. The research aims to better understand this relationship through exploring how the inward radial loss rate of absolute angular momentum and effective absolute angular momentum values depend on environmental conditions. The grant will support six sets of numerical experiments using cloud modeling to investigate this central question. It will also train two Ph.D. students and one postdoc in atmospheric dynamics, modeling, and data science. Additionally, the grant supports STEM education through involving an undergraduate student to launch experimental tropical cyclone intensity and size forecasts applying knowledge gained. Findings and forecasts will be communicated to scientists, students, and the general public. The research seeks to improve operational forecasts of tropical cyclone intensity and size, helping coastal communities prepare for potential damage.