Analysis of A Remote Rainstorm in the Yangtze River Delta Region Caused by Typhoon Mangkhut (2018)

• Published in: Journal of marine science and engineering Vol. 8; no. 5; p. 345
• Main Authors: Yu, Jiaqi, Gao, Si, Zhang, Ling, Shen, Xinyong, Guo, Luyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Analysis; Causes of; China; moisture transport; Rainstorms; typhoon remote rainstorm; upper and low-level jets; Yangtze River Delta; China

An extraordinary heavy rain event caused by Typhoon Mangkhut occurred in the Yangtze River Delta region on 16 September 2018, with the maximum of 24-h accumulated rainfall at a single station reaching 297 mm. However, numerical models and subjective forecast failed to predict this typhoon remote rai...