Quantification of the Downstream Impact of Extratropical Transition for Typhoon Jangmi and Other Case Studies

• Main Author: Grams, Christian Michael Warnfrid (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2015
• Series: Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Instituts für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie
• Subjects: Physics; Atmosphärische Dynamik; mittlere Breiten; Potentielle Vorticity Inversion; Tropischer Wirbelsturm; midlatitudes; Atmospheric Dynamics; jet stream; potential vorticity inversion; Strahlstrom; Tropical Cyclone
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The impact of extratropical transition on the midlatitude flow is quantified based on potential vorticity inversion. The detailed study of Typhoon Jangmi (2008) reveals the diabatically enhanced net transport of low-PV air to the tropopause as the key physical process determining the direct impact o...