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Parametric wind field models

Analytical models that reconstruct a tropical cyclone's surface wind field from a small set of parameters such as central pressure, radius of maximum wind and wind radii, instead of full numerical simulation.

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A parametric reconstruction fills in the 1926 Miami hurricane's missing wind field

Brian McNoldy rebuilt a storm whose official record never held the parameters a wind field needs, producing quadrant-by-quadrant estimates every six hours for 11 days. He calls the result a best guess.

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