Typhoon Morakot (2009), a devastating tropical cyclone (TC) that made landfall in Taiwan
from 7 to 9 August 2009, produced the highest recorded rainfall in southern Taiwan in the …

The seasonal variations of heavy rainfall days over Taiwan are analyzed using 6-yr (1997–
2002) hourly rainfall data from about 360 rainfall stations, including high-spatial-resolution …

Typhoon Morakot made landfall on Taiwan with a record rainfall of 3031.5 mm during 6–13
August 2009. While previous studies have emphasized the influence of southwesterly winds …

A model self-bogus vortex is constructed by cycle runs using the Weather Research and
Forecasting (WRF) model to provide high-resolution initial conditions for tropical cyclone …

Idealized numerical simulations using the Weather and Research Forecast (WRF) model
indicate that three flow regimes, based on the moist Froude number, can be identified for a …

Abstract During 2007–2008, the Philippines experienced the greatest rainfall in 40 winters.
We use a combination of observations (including 48 meteorological stations distributed …

In the second part of this study, numerical experiments are conducted to investigate the
influences of multi-time-scale monsoonal flows on the track change of Typhoon Morakot …

Abstract Study region The Shihmen reservoir, the second largest reservoir in northern
Taiwan, is flooded frequently, and featured by short period of flood peak due to uneven …

Due to the Central Mountain Range with an elevation up to about 4 km, the amount and
distribution of rainfall in Taiwan associated with typhoons or tropical cyclones (TCs) …

A heavy rainfall event in the Taiwan area associated with the interaction between Typhoon
Babs (1998) and the East Asia winter monsoon is studied. Typhoon Babs is a case in point …