CONTRAST ANALYSIS OF APRIL TYPHOONS LEO AND NEOGURI

LU Shan; WU Nai-geng

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The conventional observations data, NCAR/NCEP-2 reanalysis data, and NOAA outgoing longwave radiation data are used to investigate different characteristics of Leo and Neoguri, two April typhoons that ever made landfall on the continent of China over the past 60 years. The results showed that both Leo and Neoguri occurred during the La Nina events. Strong convective activity, weak vertical wind shear and upper-level divergence were in favor of the formation of these April typhoons. Leo originated from a monsoon depression and Neoguri evolved from an easterly wave. The meandering moving track of Leo attributed to strong northeast monsoon and a weak and changeable subtropical high; the steady moving track of Neoguri was governed by a strong and stable subtropical high. Leo and Neoguri had similar terrain conditions and intensities during landfall but were different in precipitation as water vapor transport and duration of kinetic uplifting resulted in apparent discrepancies between them.

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LU Shan, WU Nai-geng. CONTRAST ANALYSIS OF APRIL TYPHOONS LEO AND NEOGURI [J]. Journal of Tropical Meteorology, 2011, 17(4): 409-417.

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CONTRAST ANALYSIS OF APRIL TYPHOONS LEO AND NEOGURI

Guangzhou Central Meteorological Observatory

Abstract: The conventional observations data, NCAR/NCEP-2 reanalysis data, and NOAA outgoing longwave radiation data are used to investigate different characteristics of Leo and Neoguri, two April typhoons that ever made landfall on the continent of China over the past 60 years. The results showed that both Leo and Neoguri occurred during the La Nina events. Strong convective activity, weak vertical wind shear and upper-level divergence were in favor of the formation of these April typhoons. Leo originated from a monsoon depression and Neoguri evolved from an easterly wave. The meandering moving track of Leo attributed to strong northeast monsoon and a weak and changeable subtropical high; the steady moving track of Neoguri was governed by a strong and stable subtropical high. Leo and Neoguri had similar terrain conditions and intensities during landfall but were different in precipitation as water vapor transport and duration of kinetic uplifting resulted in apparent discrepancies between them.

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