REANALYSIS OF CLIMATOLOGICAL FEATURES OF TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WEST PACIFIC FOR LATEST 50 YEARS(1949～1996)

A statistic analysis has been conducted of the climatological features of Northwest Pacific typhoons over the past 50 years based on historical record from 1949 to 1996. The objects of study include theannual variation, distribution by season and intensity, and category of motion. Additional investigation is made ofhow the typhoon varies in terms of the geographic location of generation and the relationship between the intensity and the source area. It is revealed that most of the strong typhoons originate over waters east of 125°E with the strongest group coming from the Mariana Is. Besides, distribution of landing typhoons is given with respect toseason and latitude. Statistics of central pressure at the point of landfall suggests that typhoons making landfallson the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian are less frequent than in south China but have relatively high intensity.