TY - JOUR
T1 - Spatial variations in typhoon activities and precipitation trends over the Korean Peninsula
AU - Kim, Jong Suk
AU - Kang, Hyun Woong
AU - Son, Chan Young
AU - Moon, Young Il
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 International Association for Hydro-environment Engineering and Research, Asia Pacific Division
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Global warming has caused changes in air temperatures, ocean heat content, and sea levels, and these changes might strengthen tropical cyclones (TCs) around the Korean Peninsula and exacerbate the damage that these storms can have on both coastal and inland communities. Therefore, there is an urgent need in this region to update hazard mitigation plans for TCs and improve community resilience measures to cope with the corresponding damage. In accordance with such efforts, this study aims to build quantitative statistical datasets about typhoons in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that approach the Korean Peninsula and use these data to analyze the characteristics of typhoon activity (e.g., TC genesis location, TC path, recurving position, and intensity) and the accompanying spatio-temporal changes in rainfall. During 1966 to 2009, significant changes in the timing, paths, and frequencies of strong summer typhoons were observed along with increases in the intensity of summer typhoon rainfall over portions of the Han River basin and the Nakdong River basin. We hope that these findings will provide foundational information for disaster prevention efforts and assist natural resource managers to protect river basins and secure water resources.
AB - Global warming has caused changes in air temperatures, ocean heat content, and sea levels, and these changes might strengthen tropical cyclones (TCs) around the Korean Peninsula and exacerbate the damage that these storms can have on both coastal and inland communities. Therefore, there is an urgent need in this region to update hazard mitigation plans for TCs and improve community resilience measures to cope with the corresponding damage. In accordance with such efforts, this study aims to build quantitative statistical datasets about typhoons in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that approach the Korean Peninsula and use these data to analyze the characteristics of typhoon activity (e.g., TC genesis location, TC path, recurving position, and intensity) and the accompanying spatio-temporal changes in rainfall. During 1966 to 2009, significant changes in the timing, paths, and frequencies of strong summer typhoons were observed along with increases in the intensity of summer typhoon rainfall over portions of the Han River basin and the Nakdong River basin. We hope that these findings will provide foundational information for disaster prevention efforts and assist natural resource managers to protect river basins and secure water resources.
KW - KP-approach typhoons
KW - Korean Peninsula
KW - TC landfall
KW - Tropical cyclone (TC) activity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925379654&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jher.2014.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jher.2014.12.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84925379654
SN - 1570-6443
VL - 13
SP - 144
EP - 151
JO - Journal of Hydro-Environment Research
JF - Journal of Hydro-Environment Research
ER -