1. Practical Predictability of Tropical Cyclones: Hurricanes Karl (2010), Sandy (2012), and Edouard (2014) Open Access Author: Melhauser, Christopher Lee Title: Practical Predictability of Tropical Cyclones: Hurricanes Karl (2010), Sandy (2012), and Edouard (2014) Graduate Program: Meteorology Keywords: tropical cyclonespredictabilitynumerical weather predictiondata assimilationairborne radardiurnal cycle File: Download Melhauser_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: Fuqing Zhang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorFuqing Zhang, Committee Chair/Co-ChairEugene Edmund Clothiaux, Committee MemberJerry Y Harrington, Committee MemberSteven J Greybush, Committee MemberZhibiao Zhao, Committee Member