Abstract
Tropical cyclones (TCs) are complex sources of atmospheric gravity waves (GWs). In this study, the Weather Research and Forecasting Model was used to model TC Soudelor (2015) and the induced elliptical structures of GWs in the upper troposphere (UT) and lower stratosphere (LS) prior to its landfall over Taiwan. Conventional, spectral and wavelet analyses exhibit dominant GWs with horizontal and vertical wavelengths, and periods of 16–700 km, 1.5–5 km, and 1–20 h, respectively. The wave number one (WN1) wind asymmetry generated mesoscale inertia GWs with dominant horizontal wavelengths of 100–300 km, vertical wavelengths of 1.5–2.5 km (3.5 km) and westward (eastward) propagation at the rear of the TC in the UT (LS). It was also revealed to be an active source of GWs. The two warm anomalies of the TC core induced two quasi-diurnal GWs and an intermediate GW mode with a 10-h period. The time evolution of dominant periods could be indicative of changes in TC dynamics. The FormoSat-3/COSMIC (Formosa Satellite Mission-3/Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate) dataset confirmed the presence of GWs with dominant vertical wavelengths of about 3.5 km in the UT and LS.
Highlights
Atmospheric chemistry and climate are very sensitive to the variability of the tropical lower stratosphere (LS) [1]
Prior to landfall over Taiwan, the Tropical cyclones (TCs) structure was characterized by a WN1 wind asymmetry at the right rear of TC Soudelor and two warm temperature anomalies in the inner core during its passage over northern warmer water
The analysis methods focused on TC-induced gravity waves (GWs) with vertical wavelengths
Summary
Atmospheric chemistry and climate are very sensitive to the variability of the tropical lower stratosphere (LS) [1]. Climate modeling has revealed that GWs could account for 59% of the 2% per decade increase of annual mean tropical upwelling in the LS and reduce cold-pole bias in the Southern Hemisphere [3,4] Both parameterized and resolved GW simulations with Global Climate Models (GCM) supported the vertical coupling in the atmosphere–ionosphere system [5], with increasing dominance of GWs at higher altitudes and significant impacts on the large-scale flow [6]. Atmospheric infrared sounder (AIRS) observation indicated a correlation between the activity of stratospheric GWs with horizontal and vertical wavelengths of about 90–100 km and 10–15 km, respectively, and TC intensity change [26]. In this study, a realistic mature TC with high-vertical resolution was simulated to investigate the elliptically polarized GWs in the troposphere and LS when the Category 3 TC Soudelor (2015) approached Taiwan, starting early on
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