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Yonekura and Hall 2014

Yonekura, E., and T.M. Hall, 2014: ENSO effect on East Asian tropical cyclone landfall via changes in tracks and genesis in a statistical model. J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 53, no. 2, 406-420, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0240.1.

Improvements on a statistical tropical cyclone (TC) track model in the western North Pacific Ocean are described. The goal of the model is to study the effect of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on East Asian TC landfall. The model is based on the International Best-Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) database of TC observations for 1945-2007 and employs local regression of TC formation rates and track increments on the Niño-3.4 index and seasonally varying climate parameters. The main improvements are the inclusion of ENSO dependence in the track propagation and accounting for seasonality in both genesis and tracks. A comparison of simulations of the 1945-2007 period with observations concludes that the model updates improve the skill of this model in simulating TCs. Changes in TC genesis and tracks are analyzed separately and cumulatively in simulations of stationary extreme ENSO states. ENSO effects on regional (100-km scale) landfall are attributed to changes in genesis and tracks. The effect of ENSO on genesis is predominantly a shift in genesis location from the southeast in El Niño years to the northwest in La Niña years, resulting in higher landfall rates for the East Asian coast during La Niña. The effect of ENSO on track propagation varies seasonally and spatially. In the peak activity season (July-October), there are significant changes in mean tracks with ENSO. Landfall-rate changes from genesis- and track-ENSO effects in the Philippines cancel out, while coastal segments of Vietnam, China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan show enhanced La Niña-year increases.

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@article{yo05000f,
  author={Yonekura, E. and Hall, T. M.},
  title={ENSO effect on East Asian tropical cyclone landfall via changes in tracks and genesis in a statistical model},
  year={2014},
  journal={Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology},
  volume={53},
  number={2},
  pages={406--420},
  doi={10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0240.1},
}

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TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Hall, T. M.
PY  - 2014
TI  - ENSO effect on East Asian tropical cyclone landfall via changes in tracks and genesis in a statistical model
JA  - J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol.
JO  - Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
VL  - 53
IS  - 2
SP  - 406
EP  - 420
DO  - 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0240.1
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