Articles | Volume 28, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-761-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-761-2024
Research article
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20 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2024

Key ingredients in regional climate modelling for improving the representation of typhoon tracks and intensities

Qi Sun, Patrick Olschewski, Jianhui Wei, Zhan Tian, Laixiang Sun, Harald Kunstmann, and Patrick Laux

Data sets

GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06 G. J. Huffman et al. https://doi.org/10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-HH/06

A dataset of typhoon tracks in offshore China (1945-2022) Y. Wang https://doi.org/10.12157/IOCAS.20210804.001

Best Track Data JMA - Japan Meteorological Agency https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/trackarchives.html

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Short summary
Tropical cyclones (TCs) often cause high economic loss due to heavy winds and rainfall, particularly in densely populated regions such as the Pearl River Delta (China). This study provides a reference to set up regional climate models for TC simulations. They contribute to a better TC process understanding and assess the potential changes and risks of TCs in the future. This lays the foundation for hydrodynamical modelling, from which the cities' disaster management and defence could benefit.