Super Typhoon Activity over the Western North Pacific and Its Relationship with ENSO

This paper analyzes the characteristics of super typhoons （STYs） over the western North Pacific （WNP） from 1965 to 2005 and describes the seasonal variability of STY activity. The relation between STY activity and the E1 Nifio-Southern Oscillation （ENSO） as well as the possible reason for the influe...

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Published in:Journal of Ocean University of China 2010-06, Vol.9 (2), p.123-128
Main Authors: Huang, Fei, Xu, Shibin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
El Nino
ENSO
La Nina
Marine
Meteorology
Oceanography
Oceans
Sea surface temperature
Seasonal variations
Southern Oscillation
Tidal waves
Tropical cyclones
Typhoons
Wind shear
厄尔尼诺年
台风活动
季节性变化
热带气旋
西北太平洋
西太平洋
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Summary:This paper analyzes the characteristics of super typhoons （STYs） over the western North Pacific （WNP） from 1965 to 2005 and describes the seasonal variability of STY activity. The relation between STY activity and the E1 Nifio-Southern Oscillation （ENSO） as well as the possible reason for the influence of the ENSO on STY activity are also investigated. The results showed that about one fifth of the tropical cyclones （TCs） over the WNP could reach the rank of STY. Most STYs appeared from July to November while there was a highest ratio between number of STYs and total number of TCs in November. Most STYs appeared east of the Philippine Sea. In E1 Nino years, affected by sea surface temperature （SST）, monsoon trough and weak vertical wind shear, TC formation locations shifted eastward and there were more STYs than in La Nifia years when the affecting factors changed.
ISSN:1672-5182
1993-5021
1672-5174
DOI:10.1007/s11802-010-0123-8