Author(s)

Linxu Huang¹, Ruixue Cao^1*, Shuwen Zhang²

¹College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
²Institute of Marine Science, Shantou University, Shantou, China.

Air-sea interaction usually affects the distribution of precipitation during typhoon period, but whether typhoon precipitation distribution is affected by ocean eddies is still unclear. In this study, based on a multi-source satellite database, reanalysis data and in-situ data were used to study the precipitation characteristics of Typhoon Lekima (2019) as well as its physical causes. The results showed that the precipitation of Lekima presents an asymmetric structure, exhibiting heavier precipitation on the left side of the typhoon path before 7 August, and with the typhoon strengthened, precipitation was evenly distributed around the typhoon center. The typhoon cloud system, characteristics of the typhoon, and ocean factors could be responsible for the asymmetric structure of precipitation during the typhoon period. The change in the typhoon cloud system during the typhoon influenced the distribution of precipitation. And there have been some oceanic processes that influenced the distribution of precipitation. Anticyclonic eddies and thick mixing level depths (MLDs) play important roles in typhoon precipitation. The anticyclonic eddies with thick MLD exist to reduce the mixing of the upper ocean to maintain the SST. Therefore, the SST and air-sea exchange can be sustained to influence typhoon precipitation. This study provides a new understanding of the impact of ocean processes on typhoon precipitation distribution.

Typhoon Lekima, Ekman Pumping, Ocean Mixing, Mesoscale Eddies, Precipitation

Huang, L. , Cao, R. and Zhang, S. (2022) Distribution and Oceanic Dynamic Mechism of Precipitation Induced by Typhoon Lekima. American Journal of Climate Change, 11, 133-154. doi: 10.4236/ajcc.2022.112007.