A Study on the Determination of Korea Affecting Tropical Cyclone Center for Best Tracking

Table 1

List of data used for TC center positioning in this study.

Classification	Agency/satellite	Sensor	Used data or images in this study	Time interval
Stationary satellite images	COMS		Infrared (IR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR)	15 min
			Visible
Microwave (MW) images	DMSP F-12~F-15	SSM/I	37 GHz, 85 GHz, color	Irregular
	DMSP F-16~F-17	SSMIS	37 GHz, 91 GHz, color, wind
	TRMM	TMI	37 GHz, 85 GHz, color, wind
	GCOMW-1	AMSR-2	37 GHz, 89 GHz, color
	NOAA-18, NOAA-19, and METOP-A	AMSU-B	89 GHz, color
	CORIOLIS	WINDSAT	37 GHz, color
Scatterometer	CORIOLIS	WINDSAT	Ocean surface wind	Irregular
	METOP-A, B	ASCAT
	OCEANSAT-2	OSCAT
Radar images	KMA		VR, CZ, and so forth	10 min
Fixed data	KMA		OPS, ADT, and DVTS	30 min~12 hr
	NMSC/KMA
	RSMC
	SAREP
	JTWC
	CIMSS		SATC and AMSU
	NSOF		AMSU, CD, WV, IR, ASCAT, and QSCAT
	NESDIS		DVTS
	CIRA		AMSU
	Others		Analyzed data using many models (ANALYS)
Synoptic data	International		Surface station, ship, buoy, and so forth from RBSN	3 hr
	Domestic		Surface station, AWS, buoy, and so forth	5 min
Weather charts	KMA		Steering flow, streamline, surface chart, and so forth	3~12 hr