Abstract
A passive ocean-acoustic method for quantifying the destructive power of a hurricane with accuracy similar to that of in situ aircraft measurements is presented. The method has been demonstrated by comparing underwater acoustic data with aircraft wind speed data. Both the acoustic and wind speed data were obtained in 1999, when hurricane Gert passed over an autonomous underwater hydrophone in the North Atlantic. The implications of this relatively safe and inexpensive ocean acoustic method for hurricane classification and disaster planning are discussed. A new experimental initiative between Mexico and the United States on ocean acoustic hurricane quantification will be described. [This work is supported by the Office of Naval Research and Seagrant.]
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