บุษกร คงเอียด. Simulation of Tropical Cyclone Track by Singular Vector. Doctoral Degree(Mathematics). King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2011.
Simulation of Tropical Cyclone Track by Singular Vector
Abstract:
In a forecast of tropical cyclone, the most important aspect is to be able to determine its
movement (track) as accurate as possible. However, lack of observed wind data around
the storm causes much weaker observed wind speeds of the storm than the real values.
A consequence is the interaction between the storm and the steering wind cannot be
correctly predicted by a numerical weather prediction (NWP) model. In this research,
the Asymmetric Wind Model (AWM) is developed and used to generate 2-dimension
bogus winds of 3 tropical cyclones that affected Thailand; VAMEI, XANGSANE and
DURIAN. AWM is based on the maximum wind speed, size and translation speed of
the tropical cyclone and the environment pressure. Track forecasts of the storms by a
shallow water model called Single Level Primitive Equation (SILEPE) model show that
the appropriate pressure level for the application of the bogus winds is 850 hPa. In
addition to the inadequate observation, uncertainties in NWP model formulations and
observed data (instrument error) together with sensitivity of NWP models to initial
conditions make it even more difficult to forecast tracks of tropical cyclones. To reduce
uncertainties in a forecast track, ensemble forecast based on the singular vector method
is performed to generate additional 50 forecasts from slightly different initial conditions
created from perturbations. The perturbations are determined from the developed linear
version of SILEPE model. With a suitable size of perturbations that are used to generate
the perturbed initial conditions, the ensemble forecast tracks are well spread. However,
the skill of ensemble forecast required further development.