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Project Number 467
Date of Summary March 12, 2004
Subject Hindcast Study of Winds, Waves, and Currents in N. GOM in Hurricane Lili (2002)
Performing Activity Oceanweather, Inc.
Principal Investigator V.J. Cardone, A.T. Cox
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Completion January 2004
Description

This study was to develop a description of the evolution and distribution of the surface wind field, wave, salinity, sea surface temperature and current field in the northern GOM during the approach and passage of Hurricane Lili in 2002. The hindcast utilized all available public domain meteorological and oceanographic measured data, and Oceanweather’s most accurate cyclone wind and wave hindcast methods. Hindcast results are validated against available measured data and an assessment of the accuracy of the hindcast provided with the results. The narrative report includes a description of the data sources, storm evolution (track and intensity), wind and wave hindcast method and a summary of results.
Progress The project is completed and final report is available.
Reports
AA (2.7 MB, 67 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) .

Cardone, V.J., Cox, A. T., MMS Hindcast Study of Hurricane Lili (2002) Offshore Northern Gulf of Mexico, Final Report, December 2003.
 

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