Open AccessImpact of GPS Radio Occultation Refractivity Soundings on a Simulation of Typhoon Bilis (2006) upon Landfall
Author(s) -
Mien-Tze Kueh,
Ching Yuang Huang,
Shu-Ya Chen,
Shu Hua Chen,
Chien Ju Wang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
terrestrial, atmospheric and oceanic sciences/terrestrial, atmospheric, and oceanic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2223-8964
pISSN - 1017-0839
DOI - 10.3319/tao.2008.01.21.03(f3c
Subject(s) - typhoon , landfall , radio occultation , global positioning system , environmental science , meteorology , remote sensing , tropical cyclone , geology , geography , computer science , telecommunications
Typhoon Bilis which struck Taiwan in July 2006 was chosen to assess the potential impact of GPS radio occultation (RO) refractivity soundings on numerical simulation using the WRF model. We found that this case elucidates the impact of the limited GPS RO soundings on typhoon prediction due to their favorable locations. In addition, on top of available precipitable water (PW) and near-surface wind speed from SSM/I data, we have also explored their combined impacts on model prediction