Fig. 7: Simulated Milton (2024) compared with Doppler radar observations.

a, d, g Horizontal distribution of tangential wind at 1-km altitude and radius-height structure of azimuthal-mean reflectivity and tangential wind of Hurricane Milton (2024) at 01Z Oct. 7, 2024, from airborne tail Doppler radar retrievals. b, c, e, f, h, i The corresponding fields at 00Z Oct. 7, 2024, from HFXR and HFXT.