The Effect of the Water Tower of Typhoon Mangkhut (2018)

On 16 September 2018, the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) experienced heavy precipitation, with the local daily precipitation exceeding 250 mm. Using ERA5 reanalysis data and satellite observations from the GPM, we review this heavy rain event in terms of its meteorological triggers and water vapor transp...

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Published in:Atmosphere 2022-04, Vol.13 (4), p.636
Main Authors: Zuo, Haosheng, Chen, Yilun, Chen, Shumin, Li, Weibiao, Zhang, Aoqi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric disturbances
Atmospheric precipitations
Climate change
Coasts
Cyclones
Daily precipitation
Heavy precipitation
Heavy rainfall
High altitude
Hurricanes
Ice particles
Precipitation
Rain
Rainfall
Satellite observation
Topography
Towers
Transport
typhoon Mangkhut
Typhoons
water tower
Water towers
Water vapor
Water vapor transport
Water vapour
Weather forecasting
Wind
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Summary:On 16 September 2018, the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) experienced heavy precipitation, with the local daily precipitation exceeding 250 mm. Using ERA5 reanalysis data and satellite observations from the GPM, we review this heavy rain event in terms of its meteorological triggers and water vapor transport. As the high-level water vapor produced by Typhoon Mangkhut continued to be transported northward, the precipitation in the YRD gradually increased, and stratus precipitation played a major role in this event. The high-level water vapor continued to be transported northward to the east of Taiwan Island without falling, so heavy precipitation did not appear to the east of Taiwan Island. In the present study, we suggest that the meteorological trigger of this event was mainly the gradual falling of ice particles moving northward from a high altitude. The high-level ice particles originated from the “water tower” at the center of Typhoon Mangkhut, which pumped low-level water vapor into the high-level water vapor. In general, the appearance of abnormal values of high-level water vapor transport is an important atmospheric disturbance related to heavy precipitation in the downstream areas of high-level wind, and the typhoon water tower can be used as an important forecast signal for long-distance heavy precipitation in China during the active typhoon period.
ISSN:2073-4433
2073-4433
DOI:10.3390/atmos13040636