Open AccessMeteorology‐hydrology study targets Typhoon Nari and Taipei flood
Author(s) -
Sui Chung Hsiung,
Huang ChingYuang,
Tsai YiBen,
Chen ChingSen,
Lin PayLiam,
Shieh ShinnLiang,
Li MingHsu,
Liou YueiAn,
Wang TaiChi Chen,
Wu RayShyan,
Liu GinRong,
Chu YenHsyang
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2002eo000186
Subject(s) - typhoon , flooding (psychology) , flood myth , environmental science , storm , precipitation , terrain , meteorology , hydrology (agriculture) , tropical cyclone , climatology , water resource management , geography , cartography , geology , archaeology , psychology , geotechnical engineering , psychotherapist
Typhoon Nari struck Taiwan on 16 September 2001, taking 92 lives. Analysis reveals that the storm's heavy rains were due to warmer ocean temperatures, Nari's unique track and slow‐moving speed, and the terrain of Taiwan. Analysis further suggests that the heavy rains in Nari contained many small raindrops. The typhoon rains overwhelmed existing flood protection capacities downstream of the Chi‐Lung River in a part of Taipei that has no regulatory reservoirs, resulting in major flooding. Preliminary findings underscore several key issues for future study, the goal of which will be to improve quantitative precipitation estimation/prediction, hydrologic modeling, and flood prediction.