Abstract

Tropical cyclones are notorious for their destruction. Because they occur mostly over oceans their structures are revealed only through aerial reconnaissance, radar or through satellites. The recently launched DMSP satellite (F8) has provided polarized microwave Brightness Temperatures, TB’s. Using certain algorithms, rainrates and wind speeds were derived for a few typhoons.

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