Mean Structure of Tropical Cyclones Making Landfall in Mainland China |
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| Authors: | BAI Lin YU Hui XU Yinglong and WANG Yuan |
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| Institution: | Laboratory of Typhoon Forecast Technique, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Shanghai 200030;Laboratory of Typhoon Forecast Technique, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Shanghai 200030;National Meteorological Center, CMA, Beijing 100081;Key Laboratory of Mesoscale Severe Weather of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University, Nanjing 211102 |
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| Abstract: | The mean kinematic and thermodynamic structures of tropical cyclones (TCs) making landfall in main- land China are examined by using sounding data from 1998 to 2009. It is found that TC landfall is usually accompanied with a decrease in low-level wind speed, an expansion of the radius of strong wind, weakening of the upper-level warm core, and drying of the mid-tropospheric air. On average, the warm core of the TCs dissipates 24 h after landfall. The height of the maximum low-level wind and the base of the stable layer both increase with the increased distance to the TC center; however, the former is always higher than the latter. In particular, an asymmetric structure of the TC after landfall is found. The kinematic and thermodynamic structures across various areas of TC circulation differ, especially over the left-front and right-rear quadrants (relative to the direction of TC motion). In the left-front quadrant, strong winds locate at a smaller radius, the upper-level temperature is warmer with the warm core extending into a deep layer, while the wet air occupies a shallow layer. In the right-rear quadrant, strong wind and wet air dwell in an area that is broader and deeper, and the warmest air is situated farther away from the TC center. |
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| Keywords: | landing tropical cyclone kinematic structure thermodynamic structure asymmetric structure |
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