Impact of Initial Storm Intensity and Size on the Simulation of Tropical Cyclone Track and Western Pacific Subtropical High Extent

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摘要 TyphoonMegi,the13thtyphoonofthe2010typhoonseason,wasselectedforcasestudybyutilizingtheWeatherResearchandForecasting(WRF)model.Twelvesensitivityexperimentswithvariousinitialtropicalcyclone(TC)intensitiesandsizeswereconductedtoinvestigatetheirimpactsonthesimulationoftyphoontrack.InteractionbetweenTCandthewesternPacificsubtropicalhigh(WPSH)wasalsoanalyzedtoexplorethemechanismfortheimpactonTCtrackoftheinitialTCintensityandsize.NumericalresultsindicatethatthesimulatedTCsizeandTCtrackaresensitivetoinitialTCintensityandsize.StrongerinitialTCintensityandlargerinitialTCsizeoftenleadtolargersimulatedTCsizeandmakeTCturnnorthwardearlier.Furtheranalysissuggeststhat,withtheincreaseofinitialTCintensityandsize,moreairmassentersintotheTCregion,whichsubsequentlyreducestheextentofWPSH.Asaresult,thesteeringflowchangessignificantlyandeventuallycausestheTCtoturnnorthwardearlier.ThepresentstudyconfirmsthattheinitialTCintensityandsizehavecertaininfluencesontheTCtracksimulation,whichdemonstratestheimportanceofaccurateinitialconditionforsuccessfulsimulationoftheTCintensityandTCtrack.Moreover,italsodeepensourunderstandingoftheinteractionbetweenTCandWPSH,provideshelpfulcluesfortheTCtrackchangestudy,anddiscussesthefuturedirectionsforimprovementofTCtrackforecast.
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出处 《气象学报:英文版》 2017年5期
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出版日期 2017年05月15日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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