Evaluation for Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Induced Heavy Rainfall over the Sub-basins in The Central Hokkaido, Northern Japan by 5-km Large Ensemble Experiments
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Data
2.1. Target River Basins
2.2. Simulated and Observed Rainfall Data
2.3. Tropical Cyclone Tracking Data
3. Results
3.1. Comparison between Observation and d4PDF-DS5 (Past Experiment)
3.2. Future Change of TC-induced Rainfall
4. Discussion and Summary
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number/Proportion | Observed (1951–2010) | Past | +4K |
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Number of TC-induced events | 26 | 22 (15.45–27) Total: 1082/3000 | 17 (9–22) Total: 1429/5400 |
Number of Non-TC-induced events | 34 | 38 (33–44.55) Total: 1918/3000 | 43 (38–51) Total: 3971/5400 |
Proportion of TC-induced events | 43.3 | 36.7 (25.8–45.0) | 28.3 (15.0–36.7) |
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Hoshino, T.; Yamada, T.J.; Kawase, H. Evaluation for Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Induced Heavy Rainfall over the Sub-basins in The Central Hokkaido, Northern Japan by 5-km Large Ensemble Experiments. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11050435
Hoshino T, Yamada TJ, Kawase H. Evaluation for Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Induced Heavy Rainfall over the Sub-basins in The Central Hokkaido, Northern Japan by 5-km Large Ensemble Experiments. Atmosphere. 2020; 11(5):435. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11050435
Chicago/Turabian StyleHoshino, Tsuyoshi, Tomohito J. Yamada, and Hiroaki Kawase. 2020. "Evaluation for Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Induced Heavy Rainfall over the Sub-basins in The Central Hokkaido, Northern Japan by 5-km Large Ensemble Experiments" Atmosphere 11, no. 5: 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11050435
APA StyleHoshino, T., Yamada, T. J., & Kawase, H. (2020). Evaluation for Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Induced Heavy Rainfall over the Sub-basins in The Central Hokkaido, Northern Japan by 5-km Large Ensemble Experiments. Atmosphere, 11(5), 435. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11050435