Effect of Initial Vortex Intensity Correction on Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction:A Study Based on GRAPES_TYM

作     者：Liwen WANG Suhong MA Liwen WANG;Suhong MA

作者机构：Key Laboratory for Aerosol–Cloud–Precipitation of China Meteorological AdministrationSchool of Atmospheric PhysicsNanjing University of Information Science&TechnologyNanjing 210044 National Meteorological CenterChina Meteorological AdministrationBeijing 100081 

出 版 物：《Journal of Meteorological Research》 (气象学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第34卷第2期

页      面：387-399页

核心收录：

学科分类：07[理学] 0707[理学-海洋科学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0706[理学-大气科学] 0816[工学-测绘科学与技术] 0824[工学-船舶与海洋工程] 0825[工学-航空宇航科学与技术] 

基　　金：Supported by the Special Fund for Scientific and Technological Innovation Strategy in Guangdong Province of China(2018B020208004) China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund(GYHY201406006) National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1506400)。 

主　　题：vortex intensity correction intensity bias intensity error tropical cyclones 

摘      要：Predicting the intensity of tropical cyclones(TCs)is challenging in operational weather prediction systems,partly due to the difficulty in defining the initial vortex.In an attempt to solve this problem,this study investigated the effect of initial vortex intensity correction on the prediction of the intensity of TCs by the operational numerical prediction system GRAPES_TYM(Global and Regional Assimilation and Prediction System_Typhoon Model)of the National Meteorological Center of the China Meteorological Administration.The statistical results based on experiments using data for major TCs in 2018 show that initial vortex intensity correction can reduce the errors in mean intensity for up to 120-h integration,with a noticeable decrease in the negative bias of intensity and a slight increase in the mean track error.The correction leads to an increase in the correlation coefficient of Vmax(maximum wind speed at 10-m height)for the severe typhoon and super typhoon stages.Analyses of the errors in intensity at different stages of intensity(including tropical storms,severe tropical storms,typhoons,severe typhoons,and super typhoons)show that vortex intensity correction has a remarkable positive influence on the prediction of super typhoons from 0 to 120h.Analyses of the errors in intensity for TCs with different initial intensities indicate that initial vortex correction can significantly improve the prediction of intensity from 24 to 96 h for weak TCs(including tropical storms and severe tropical storms at the initial time)and up to 24 h for strong TCs(including severe typhoons and super typhoons at the initial time).The effect of the initial vortex intensity correction is more important for developing TCs than for weakening TCs.