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Large Increasing Trend of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in Taiwan and the Roles of Terrain

Chang, Chih-Pei ; Yang, Yi-Ting ; Kuo, Hung-Chi

Journal of climate, 2013-06, Vol.26 (12), p.4138-4147 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society

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Large Increasing Trend of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in Taiwan and the Roles of Terrain
Autor: Chang, Chih-Pei ; Yang, Yi-Ting ; Kuo, Hung-Chi
Assuntos: Climate change ; Coasts ; Cyclones ; Earth, ocean, space ; Exact sciences and technology ; Experiments ; External geophysics ; Global warming ; Global warming effects ; Heavy rainfall ; Hurricanes ; Marine ; Meteorology ; Monsoon circulation ; Monsoon winds ; Monsoons ; Position (location) ; Positive feedback ; Precipitation ; Rain ; Rain intensity ; Rainfall ; Rainfall intensity ; Rainfall-climatic change relationships ; Southwest monsoon ; Steering ; Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms ; Subtropical circulation ; Terrain ; Terrain effects ; Trends ; Tropical circulation ; Tropical cyclone intensities ; Tropical cyclone rainfall ; Tropical cyclones ; Typhoon rainfall ; Typhoons ; Water in the atmosphere (humidity, clouds, evaporation, precipitation) ; Water vapor ; Water vapour
É parte de: Journal of climate, 2013-06, Vol.26 (12), p.4138-4147
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Descrição: Taiwan, which is in the middle of one of the most active of the western North Pacific Ocean’s tropical cyclone (TC) zones, experienced a dramatic increase in typhoon-related rainfall in the beginning of the twenty-first century. This record-breaking increase has led to suggestions that it is the manifestation of the effects of global warming. With rainfall significantly influenced by its steep terrain, Taiwan offers a natural laboratory to study the role that terrain effects may play in the climate change of TC rainfall. Here, it is shown that most of the recently observed large increases in typhoon-related rainfall are the result of slow-moving TCs and the location of their tracks relative to the meso-α-scale terrain. In addition, stronger interaction between the typhoon circulation and southwest monsoon wind surges after the typhoon center moves into the Taiwan Strait may cause a long-term trend of increasing typhoon rainfall intensity, which is not observed before the typhoon center exits Taiwan. The variation in the location of the track cannot be related to the effects of global warming on western North Pacific TC tracks reported in the literature. The weaker steering flow and the stronger monsoon–TC interaction are consistent with the recently discovered multidecadal trend of intensifying subtropical monsoon and tropical circulations, which is contrary to some theoretical and model projections of global warming. There is also no evidence of a positive feedback between global warming–related water vapor supply and TC intensity, as the number of strong landfalling TCs has decreased significantly since 1960 and the recent heavy rainfall typhoons are all of weak-to-medium intensity.
Editor: Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society
Idioma: Inglês

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Large Increasing Trend of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in Taiwan and the Roles of Terrain

Chang, Chih-Pei ; Yang, Yi-Ting ; Kuo, Hung-Chi

Boston, MA: American Meteorological Society

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