Doppler Radar Analysis of Typhoon Otto (1998) : Characteristics of Eyewall and Rainbands with and without the Influence of Taiwan Orography

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• By using the observational data collected by the C-band Doppler radar which was located at the Green Island off the southeast coast of Taiwan, as well as the offshore island airport and ground weather stations, this article focuses on the mesoscale analysis of inner and outer rainband features of Typhoon Otto (1998), before and after affected by the Central Mountain Range (CMR) which exceeds 3000 m in elevation while the storm was approaching Taiwan in the northwestward movement. While the typhoon was over the open ocean and moved north-northwestward in speed of 15 km/h, its eyewall was not well organized. The rainbands, separated from the inner core region and located at the first and second quadrants relative to the moving direction of typhoon, were embedded with active convections. The vertical cross sections along the radial showed that the outer rainbands tilted outward and were more intense than the inner ones. As the typhoon system gradually propagated to the offshore area near the southeast coast of Taiwan, the semi-elliptic eyewall was built up at the second and third quadrants. Moreover, the strength of the eyewall became more intense compared with the outer rainbands, and the maximum wind axis was quite parallel to the vertical orientation of radar reflectivity in the eyewall. After the detailed streamline analysis, it indicated that the eyewall was enhanced by the confluence between the westerly flow, triggered by the farther outer circulation of the storm around the Taiwan Island, and the northwesterly flow near the inner circulation of the storm itself. Also, the left quadrant in the lower portion (below 2 km in altitude) possessed stronger Doppler velocity than that in the right quadrant, and the upper portion (above 2.0 km) had the opposite mode. This reverse phenomenon of Doppler wind in the lower portion of the typhoon became more pronounced while the storm was getting closer to the mountain. The estimated typhoon center below 1.5 km in altitude had a slower propagating speed due to the orographical blocking and corner effects, and the storm entity suggested a distorted appearance in the lower portion.

• 社団法人日本気象学会の論文
• 2005-12-26

著者

• Hor Tai-hwa

  Department Of Applied Physics Chung Cheng Institute Of Technology National Defense University

• WEI Chih-Hsien

  Department of Applied Physics, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University

• CHANG Mou-Hsiang

  Department of Applied Physics, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University

• CHENG Che-Sheng

  Chinese Air Force Weather Wing

• Wei Chih-hsien

  Department Of Applied Physics Chung Cheng Institute Of Technology National Defense University

• Chang Mou-hsiang

  Department Of Applied Physics Chung Cheng Institute Of Technology National Defense University

関連論文

• Doppler Radar Analysis of Typhoon Otto (1998) : Characteristics of Eyewall and Rainbands with and without the Influence of Taiwan Orography
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