Large-scale atmospheric features favoring the tropical cyclone activity affecting the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area of China

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 17; no. 10; pp. 104057 - 104066
• Main Authors: Chen, Weizhen, Yang, Song, Wu, Zeming, Cai, Fenying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Anomalies; Cyclones; Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area; La Nina; monsoon trough; Monsoons; Planetary waves; Tropical cyclones; Vorticity; Wave packets; western North Pacific subtropical high; Wind; Hong Kong China; China; Guangdong China; Macao

This study analyzes the large-scale circulation associated with the tropical cyclones (TCs) affecting the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in southern China during the peak TC season (July–September) from 1980 to 2019. The results show that the frequency of the TCs affecting the GBA...