Typhoon morakot: Key findings from the journal TAO for improving prediction of extreme rains at landfall
Journal
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
2
Pages
155-160
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract
Chun-Chieh Wu shares his views on the key findings from the special issue of the journal Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO) for improving prediction of extreme rains at landfall. Key findings and consensuses in this special issue are carried out from approaches of statistics, observations, and numerical simulations. The deficiencies in the representation of the TC translation speed, the vortex intensity/structure, and its interactions with its ambient systems in the model appear to hinder the forecast/simulation of rainfall associated with Morako, while the forecast/simulated track errors are small. Numerical models with sufficiently fine resolution and sophisticated physical processes are also important and can be combined with initial atmospheric and oceanic conditions for better understanding mechanisms involved in extreme rainfall events.
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Type
journal article