Measuring Radial and Tangential Changes in Tropical Cyclone Rain Fields Using Metrics of Dispersion and Closure

Table 1

Results of Wilcoxon rank sum tests for atmospheric conditions and storm size for data aligned according to time of landfall.

Condition	Level		Z	value	Larger values
Specific humidity	1000–900 hPa	19	−3.7	<0.00	Jeanne
Specific humidity	850–700 hPa	19	−3.82	<0.00	Humberto
Specific humidity	700–500 hPa	19	−3.82	<0.00	Humberto
Specific humidity	500–300 hPa	19	−3.82	<0.00	Humberto
Vertical wind shear speed	200–850 hPa	19	−3.82	<0.00	Humberto
Radius of outermost closed isobar		5	−2.02	0.04	Jeanne
Radius of gale-force winds	All quadrants show the same result	10	−2.81	0.01	Jeanne
Radius of maximum wind		5	−1.75	0.08	Jeanne
Minimum central pressure		10	−2.81	0.01	Humberto