Rainfall Contribution of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM Satellite Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. Study Domain
2.2. TCs Dest Track Dataset
2.3. Rainfall Data
3. TCs and The Associated Rainfall Distribution in the BoB
3.1. TC activity in the Bay of Bengal
3.2. Spatial Distribution of TCs
3.3. Spatial Distribution of TC Rainfall
4. Interannual and Monthly Variability of TC Rainfall
4.1. Interannual Variability of TC Rainfall and Yearly Contribution
4.2. Monthly TC Rainfall and Their Contribution
5. The Relation between TCs and Extreme Rainfall
6. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Precipitation Category | Annual Accumulation (mm/0.25° × 0.25°) | Area Impacted (AI) (%) | Accumulation/AI (mm/AI) | Annual Contribution (%) | Annual Contribution per TC (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All events | 9908 | 100 | 9908 | 100 | / |
Non-TC | 8104 | 100 | 8104 | 91.7 | / |
Only TC | 813 | 79 | 1029 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
CS | 358 | 40 | 895 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
SCS | 94 | 28 | 336 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
VSCS | 84 | 28 | 300 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
ESCS | 269 | 70 | 384 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
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Uddin, M.J.; Li, Y.; Cheung, K.K.; Nasrin, Z.M.; Wang, H.; Wang, L.; Gao, Z. Rainfall Contribution of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM Satellite Data. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10110699
Uddin MJ, Li Y, Cheung KK, Nasrin ZM, Wang H, Wang L, Gao Z. Rainfall Contribution of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM Satellite Data. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(11):699. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10110699
Chicago/Turabian StyleUddin, Md. Jalal, Yubin Li, Kevin K. Cheung, Zahan Most. Nasrin, Hong Wang, Linlin Wang, and Zhiqiu Gao. 2019. "Rainfall Contribution of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM Satellite Data" Atmosphere 10, no. 11: 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10110699
APA StyleUddin, M. J., Li, Y., Cheung, K. K., Nasrin, Z. M., Wang, H., Wang, L., & Gao, Z. (2019). Rainfall Contribution of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal between 1998 and 2016 using TRMM Satellite Data. Atmosphere, 10(11), 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10110699