A Survey on the Relationship between Ocean Subsurface Temperature and Tropical Cyclone over the Western North Pacific
Joint Authors
Song, Junqiang
Sun, Difu
Ren, Kaijun
Li, Xiaoyong
Wang, Guangjie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The relationship between ocean subsurface temperature and tropical cyclone (TC) over the western North Pacific (WNP) is studied based on the TC best-track data and global reanalysis data during the period of 1948–2012.
Here the TC frequency (TCF), lifespan, and genesis position of TCs are analysed.
A distinctive negative correlation between subsurface water temperature and TCF is observed, especially the TCF in the southeastern quadrant of the WNP (0–15°N, 150–180°E).
According to the detrended subsurface temperature anomalies of the 125 m depth layer in the main TC genesis area (0–30°N, 100–180°E), we selected the subsurface cold and warm years.
During the subsurface cold years, TCs tend to have a longer mean lifespan and a more southeastern genesis position than the subsurface warm years in general.
To further investigate the causes of this characteristic, the TC genesis potential indexes (GPI) are used to analyse the contributions of environmental factors to TC activities.
The results indicate that the negative correlation between subsurface water temperature and TCF is mainly caused by the variation of TCF in the southeastern quadrant of the WNP, where the oceanic and atmospheric environments are related to ocean subsurface conditions.
Specifically, compared with the subsurface warm years, there are larger relative vorticity, higher relative humidity, smaller vertical wind shear, weaker net longwave radiation, and higher ocean mixed layer temperature in the southeastern quadrant during cold years, which are all favorable for genesis and development of TC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sun, Difu& Song, Junqiang& Ren, Kaijun& Li, Xiaoyong& Wang, Guangjie. 2020. A Survey on the Relationship between Ocean Subsurface Temperature and Tropical Cyclone over the Western North Pacific. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127235
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sun, Difu…[et al.]. A Survey on the Relationship between Ocean Subsurface Temperature and Tropical Cyclone over the Western North Pacific. Advances in Meteorology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127235
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sun, Difu& Song, Junqiang& Ren, Kaijun& Li, Xiaoyong& Wang, Guangjie. A Survey on the Relationship between Ocean Subsurface Temperature and Tropical Cyclone over the Western North Pacific. Advances in Meteorology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1127235
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1127235