Conditions influencing Hurricane Emily's (2005) precipitation patterns, convection and upper tropospheric outflow

Hurricane Emily (2005) was examined to better understand the evolution of the upper-tropospheric outflow and its effects on the precipitation patterns and intensity. Data for this study was provided from the Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes (TCSP) mission during the period of July 1--27, 2005. Precipitation patterns and rates were compared with the Inertial Available Kinetic Energy fields and the 200--850 hPa vertical wind shear. Hurricane Emily's outflow layer was analyzed using GOES-11 satellite derived winds to compute the radial mass flux. Intense eyewall convection was studied using the AMPR and EDOP instruments on the ER-2 flight on the morning of July 17. This convection was then classified using the AMPR Precipitation Index used to determine precipitation type. GOES-11 brightness temperatures were used to plot cloud top temperature patterns in the inner radii of the storm.