A High-Resolution Mesoscale Model Approach to Reproduce Super Typhoon Maysak (2015) Over Northwestern Pacific Ocean

摘要

abstract_textpIn this study, an attempt is made to simulate super typhoon Maysak, which occurred over the northwest Pacific Ocean in 2015 and made landfall on the Philippines coast. The aim of the present study is to assess the various atmospheric conditions during the life cycle of Maysak to explore the associated dynamics and behavior over the ocean. For this purpose, the advanced research core of the weather research and forecasting (WRF) mesoscale model is adopted. The model is simulated using 27-km horizontal grid resolution with National Centers for Environmental Prediction global Final analyses (FNL) initial conditions. The relevant parameters, namely storm track, intensity, wind-vorticity, rainfall, minimum sea level pressure, relative humidity, and maximum reflectivity etc., were analyzed. The model is able to perform reasonably well when available observations over the region compared with the simulated values of these parameters. The present study is able to demonstrate the capability of WRF in simulating and predicting the relevant characteristic features of typhoons over the northwest Pacific Ocean region through the case of Maysak./p/abstract_text