Impact of Typhoons on the Western Pacific: Temporal and Horizontal Variability of SST Cooling
Abstract
The long term goal is to understand how the spatial variation of ocean and hurricane parameters, e.g., upper ocean temperature gradient, initial mixed-layer depth, etc., contribute to hurricane-ocean interaction. With this understanding we should then be in position to make better forecasts of hurricane-ocean interaction, and especially of hurricane intensity. The phenomenon of direct interest is the cooling of SST caused by hurricanes and typhoons, typically 2 to 5 deg C. The objective of this project is to make a quantitative estimate of the sensitivity of SST cooling to the hurricane and ocean variables that contribute to SST cooling. These include the ocean initial condition, e.g., if a mesoscale eddy is present, hurricane translation speed and hurricane intensity, among others. Emphasis here is upon ocean variability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 28, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA557101
Entities
People
- James F. Price
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution