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Tropical Cyclone Frequency in Aquaplanet Simulations
Tropical Cyclone Frequency in Aquaplanet Simulations
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105609
- ISBN
- 9798265428103
- DDC
- 612.68
- 저자명
- Burnett, Adam.
- 서명/저자
- Tropical Cyclone Frequency in Aquaplanet Simulations
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : Stanford University, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 121 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-05, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Sheshadri, Aditi.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Following a brief overview of tropical cyclone (TC) frequency in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 investigates global TC frequency in a 50-km-resolution aquaplanet model forced by zonally symmetric sea surface temperature (SST). TC frequency per unit area is found to be proportional to the Coriolis parameter at the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), as defined by the latitude of maximum precipitation. As the latitude of maximum SST is shifted northward from the equator, the precipitation maximum moves northward and TC frequency increases. When the SST maximum is shifted northward past 25°N, the precipitation maximum remains between 15°N and 20°N, and TC frequency per unit area is approximately constant. When applied to observed precipitation and SST data, the same scaling captures a substantial fraction of observed TCs. Results suggest that future changes in TC activity will be modulated by changes in the large-scale circulation and, in particular, that the ITCZ location is an important determinant of the number of TCs.In Chapter 3, we investigate the same scaling relationship from Chapter 2 using further aquaplanet simulations. We find that the same scaling also holds in warmer and cooler simulations. We hypothesize that TCs in these simulations originate as precursor disturbances at the ITCZ and intensify into TCs upon reaching sufficiently warm SSTs. We test this interpretation by tracking TC precursors, with different methods based on precipitation and vorticity, and comparing TC precursor frequency with TC frequency and ITCZ latitude. Compared with precipitation-based precursors, vorticity-based precursors show a stronger correlation with the Coriolis parameter at the ITCZ. Both tracking methods show that precursors predominantly originate around the poleward edge of the ITCZ, consistent with our hypothesized TC genesis pathway. We also verify that most TC genesis events are immediately preceded by the occurrence of a precursor in the same area. However, there is only a weak correlation between the Coriolis parameter at the ITCZ and precursor frequency. These mixed results provide partial, but not complete, support for our hypothesized interpretation. They also illustrate how results can depend on the choice of precursor tracking scheme, underlining a need for improved understanding of how best to define and track TC precursors.In Chapter 4, we study the relationship between TC frequency and longwave radiative feedbacks while keeping the large-scale climatology the same. We perform "longwave override" (LWO) aquaplanet simulations, in which the heating effects of longwave radiation are not permitted to interact with the circulation. Compared to the control simulations, the LWO simulations have approximately 40% fewer TCs, while the intensity of TCs is similar. We also find a more modest reduction in the frequency and intensity of precursors. As such, longwave radiative feedbacks appear to affect TC frequency via both the frequency of precursors and their intensification into TCs. However, uncertainty in the precursor tracking methods makes the distinction between these stages difficult to firmly define. We also perform zonally perturbed simulations and find a zonally asymmetric response in TC frequency that is inconsistent with the TC frequency scaling of Chapters 2-3. In these zonally asymmetric simulations, the ITCZ is strongest to the east of where the SST maximum latitude extends furthest north. TC frequency is also highest in this area.As summarized in Chapter 5, this dissertation identifies the ITCZ latitude as a promising ingredient in a physical theory for TC frequency and suggests a need for further investigation of how best to define and track TC precursors. These results mark progress toward more complete understanding, and improved future projections, of TC frequency.
- 일반주제명
- Lifetime
- 일반주제명
- Precipitation
- 일반주제명
- Fluid dynamics
- 일반주제명
- Cyclones
- 일반주제명
- Earth
- 일반주제명
- Storms
- 일반주제명
- Global warming
- 일반주제명
- Co authorship
- 일반주제명
- Climate change
- 일반주제명
- Atmospheric sciences
- 일반주제명
- Fluid mechanics
- 일반주제명
- Meteorology
- 기타저자
- Stanford University.
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-05B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aFollowing a brief overview of tropical cyclone (TC) frequency in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 investigates global TC frequency in a 50-km-resolution aquaplanet model forced by zonally symmetric sea surface temperature (SST). TC frequency per unit area is found to be proportional to the Coriolis parameter at the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), as defined by the latitude of maximum precipitation. As the latitude of maximum SST is shifted northward from the equator, the precipitation maximum moves northward and TC frequency increases. When the SST maximum is shifted northward past 25°N, the precipitation maximum remains between 15°N and 20°N, and TC frequency per unit area is approximately constant. When applied to observed precipitation and SST data, the same scaling captures a substantial fraction of observed TCs. Results suggest that future changes in TC activity will be modulated by changes in the large-scale circulation and, in particular, that the ITCZ location is an important determinant of the number of TCs.In Chapter 3, we investigate the same scaling relationship from Chapter 2 using further aquaplanet simulations. We find that the same scaling also holds in warmer and cooler simulations. We hypothesize that TCs in these simulations originate as precursor disturbances at the ITCZ and intensify into TCs upon reaching sufficiently warm SSTs. We test this interpretation by tracking TC precursors, with different methods based on precipitation and vorticity, and comparing TC precursor frequency with TC frequency and ITCZ latitude. Compared with precipitation-based precursors, vorticity-based precursors show a stronger correlation with the Coriolis parameter at the ITCZ. Both tracking methods show that precursors predominantly originate around the poleward edge of the ITCZ, consistent with our hypothesized TC genesis pathway. We also verify that most TC genesis events are immediately preceded by the occurrence of a precursor in the same area. However, there is only a weak correlation between the Coriolis parameter at the ITCZ and precursor frequency. These mixed results provide partial, but not complete, support for our hypothesized interpretation. They also illustrate how results can depend on the choice of precursor tracking scheme, underlining a need for improved understanding of how best to define and track TC precursors.In Chapter 4, we study the relationship between TC frequency and longwave radiative feedbacks while keeping the large-scale climatology the same. We perform "longwave override" (LWO) aquaplanet simulations, in which the heating effects of longwave radiation are not permitted to interact with the circulation. Compared to the control simulations, the LWO simulations have approximately 40% fewer TCs, while the intensity of TCs is similar. We also find a more modest reduction in the frequency and intensity of precursors. As such, longwave radiative feedbacks appear to affect TC frequency via both the frequency of precursors and their intensification into TCs. However, uncertainty in the precursor tracking methods makes the distinction between these stages difficult to firmly define. We also perform zonally perturbed simulations and find a zonally asymmetric response in TC frequency that is inconsistent with the TC frequency scaling of Chapters 2-3. In these zonally asymmetric simulations, the ITCZ is strongest to the east of where the SST maximum latitude extends furthest north. TC frequency is also highest in this area.As summarized in Chapter 5, this dissertation identifies the ITCZ latitude as a promising ingredient in a physical theory for TC frequency and suggests a need for further investigation of how best to define and track TC precursors. These results mark progress toward more complete understanding, and improved future projections, of TC frequency.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0212.
■650 4▼aLifetime
■650 4▼aPrecipitation
■650 4▼aFluid dynamics
■650 4▼aCyclones
■650 4▼aEarth
■650 4▼aStorms
■650 4▼aGlobal warming
■650 4▼aCo authorship
■650 4▼aGeneral circulation models
■650 4▼aClimate change
■650 4▼aAtmospheric sciences
■650 4▼aFluid mechanics
■650 4▼aMeteorology
■690 ▼a0404
■690 ▼a0725
■690 ▼a0204
■690 ▼a0557
■71020▼aStanford University.
■7730 ▼tDissertations Abstracts International▼g87-05B.
■790 ▼a0212
■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2025
■793 ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17360716▼nKERIS▼z이 자료의 원문은 한국교육학술정보원에서 제공합니다.


