Special Issue "Tropical Cyclones Dynamics and Forecast System"

A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2023 | Viewed by 1590

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NOAA Cooperative Science Center in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
Interests: air quality modeling; stratospheric ozone; aerosols
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Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, Howard University, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Interests: climate; monsoon; climate variability; modeling; precipitation; climate science; climate dynamics; regional; climate modeling
Department of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University Conway, Conway, SC 29528, USA
Interests: atmospheric and oceanic modeling; meteorology; hydrology; flooding
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Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Howard University Beltsville Campus, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Interests: aerosols; ozone; planetary boundary layer; winds; long range transport; synoptic scale; meteorology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Tropical cyclone intensity, rainfall, and larger storm surges are likely to increase as a result of global climate change, and they may intensify more rapidly and occur at higher latitudes. These results may be driven by rising sea temperatures and increased maximum water vapor content in the atmosphere as the air heats up. The 2018 US National Climate Change Assessment reported that “increases in greenhouse gases and a decrease in air pollution have contributed to increases in Atlantic hurricane activity since 1970”. This Special Issue will focus on:

  • Assessment of the effect of climate change on tropical cyclo­­ne activity, including intensity, rainfall, and coastal flood risk;
  • Seasonal to sub-seasonal tropical cyclone predictions and future tropical cyclone probabilistic forecasts;
  • Climatological dataset analysis and uncertainty for intensity trend detection and control of tropical cyclones’ natural variabilities.

This Special Issue will provide the larger research community with a platform to share the most current advancements in these fields regarding climate change aspects of global or regional TC activity. Both fresh observational and modeling-based research are encouraged in this Special Issue.

Dr. Sen Chiao
Dr. Das Debanjana
Dr. Shaowu Bao
Dr. Karle Nakul
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • tropical cyclones
  • observation techniques
  • numerical modeling

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Quantifying Aggravated Threats to Stormwater Management Ponds by Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge and Inundation under Climate Change Scenarios
Climate 2022, 10(10), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10100157 - 21 Oct 2022
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Stormwater management ponds (SMPs) protect coastal communities from flooding caused by heavy rainfall and runoff. If the SMPs are submerged under seawater during a tropical cyclone (TC) and its storm surge, their function will be compromised. Under climate change scenarios, this threat is [...] Read more.
Stormwater management ponds (SMPs) protect coastal communities from flooding caused by heavy rainfall and runoff. If the SMPs are submerged under seawater during a tropical cyclone (TC) and its storm surge, their function will be compromised. Under climate change scenarios, this threat is exacerbated by sea level rise (SLR) and more extreme tropical cyclones. This study quantifies the impact of tropical cyclones and their storm surge and inundation on South Carolina SMPs under various SLR scenarios. A coupled hydrodynamic model calculates storm surge heights and their return periods using historical tropical cyclones. The surge decay coefficient method is used to calculate inundation areas caused by different return period storm surges under various SLR scenarios. According to the findings, stormwater management ponds will be aggravated by sea level rise and extreme storm surge. In South Carolina, the number of SMPs at risk of being inundated by tides and storm surges increases almost linearly with SLR, by 10 SMPs for every inch of SLR for TC storm surges with all return periods. Long Bay, Charleston, and Beaufort were identified as high-risk coastal areas. The findings of this study indicate where current SMPs need to be redesigned and where more SMPs are required. The modeling and analysis system used in this study can be employed to evaluate the effects of SLR and other types of climate change on SMP facilities in other regions. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tropical Cyclones Dynamics and Forecast System)
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