Atmospheric Retrievals in Hurricane Based on MWHTS Aboard FY-3C Satellite

The mesoscale numerical model WRF is used to simulate the No. 8 hurricane Matthew in 2016. With the verification to the real situation, the process of the hurricane rainstorm is well simulated by WRF in this case that it could basically show the hurricane evolution. In order to analyze the inner structure, the nadiral satellite-based observations were matched between the Microwave Humidity and Temperature Sounder (MWHTS) instrument aboard the FY-3C polar-orbiting platform to retrieve atmospheric profiles. Then use the simulation results with high spatial and temporal resolution to do diagnostic analysis on the short term heavy rainstorm caused by Matthew, with a comparison between best track and forecasting tracks using active and passive microwave observations from WRFDA model.