On the Speed of Recurving Typhoons over the Western North Pacific Ocean.

Abstract

Western North Pacific tropical cyclone data were evaluated to determine the characteristics of recurving typhoons, near and after the time of recurvature, during the 10-year period 1970-79. Three recurving typhoons which produced large forecast errors after recurvature were selected for case studies in search of aids for anticipating the acceleration in speed of movement after recurvature. Analyses of the upper troposphere poleward of the typhoons revealed a good relation between the future storm speed and the averaged wind speed between 500 and 200 mb, observed, at and 12 hours prior to recurvature, along the future storm track. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114556

Entities

People

  • Cheng-lan Bao
  • James C. Sadler

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Earth Sciences
  • Geography
  • Meteorology
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Observatories
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Research Facilities
  • Ridges
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Uss America
  • Uss Constellation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology