Mesoscale processes for super heavy rainfall of Typhoon Morakot (2009) over Southern Taiwan
Within 100 h, a record-breaking rainfall, 2855 mm, was brought to Taiwan by typhoon Morakot in August 2009 resulting in devastating landslides and casualties. Analyses and simulations show that under favorable large-scale situations, this unprecedented precipitation was caused first by the convergen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/345/2011/acp-11-345-2011.pdf |