Typhoons affecting Taiwan: Current understandings and future challengesSlide 2Methods/Testing:ResultsConclusionsTyphoons affecting Taiwan: Typhoons affecting Taiwan: Current understandings and Current understandings and future challengesfuture challengesC.C. Wu and Y.H. Kuo. 1999.C.C. Wu and Y.H. Kuo. 1999.Bulletin of the American Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyMeteorological Society, 80(1): 67-80, 80(1): 67-80Presented by Scott ZemanPresented by Scott ZemanGEOG 370GEOG 3702/26/082/26/08Problem: The strong interaction between Taiwan’s Central Mountain range (CMR) and the lack of meteorological data over the Pacific Ocean make the forecasting of typhoons difficult.Objective:Provide suggestions for further research by reviewing data of typhoons affecting Taiwan.Methods/Testing:•Review of observational studies•Review of numerical studies•In-depth study of Typhoon Herb, including model analysisResultsResults•The typhoon track is deflected north before reaching the CMR and south afterwards.•The CMR enhances heavy precipitation to the right of the storm track.•The CMR substantially increased rainfall from Typhoon Herb, focusing it on the western side of the mountains.ConclusionsConclusions•Improvement in quantity and quality of data associated with typhoons is important.•Numerical models are the essential tool for typhoon forecasting and research.Criticisms- Study was too broad, and as a result the conclusions were
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