Typhoon Initialization in a Mesoscale Model—Combination of the Bogused Vortex and the Dropwindsonde Data in DOTSTAR
Open Access
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Monthly Weather Review
- Vol. 136 (3), 865-879
- https://doi.org/10.1175/2007mwr2141.1
Abstract
Issues concerning the initialization and simulation of tropical cyclones by integrating both dropwindsonde data and a bogused vortex into a mesoscale model have been studied. A method is proposed to combine dropwindsonde data with a bogused vortex for tropical cyclone initialization and to improve track and intensity prediction. A clear positive impact of this proposed method on both the tropical cyclone track and intensity forecasts in a mesoscale model is demonstrated in three cases of typhoons, including Meari (2004), Conson (2004), and Megi (2004). The effectiveness of the proposed method in improving the track and intensity forecasts is also demonstrated in the evaluation of all 10 cases of Dropwindsonde Observations for Typhoon Surveillance near the Taiwan Region (DOTSTAR) missions in 2004. This method provides a useful and practical means to improve operational tropical cyclone prediction with dropwindsonde observations.Keywords
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