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Influences of tropical cyclones on China during 1965–2004

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Using the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and China Meteorological Administration (CMA) tropical cyclone track datasets, variations in frequency and intensity of the affecting-China tropical cyclones (ACTCs) are studied for the period of 1965–2004. First, the differences between the two tropical cyclone datasets are examined. The annual frequencies of tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific basin are reasonably consistent to each other, while the intensity records are less reliable. The annual numbers of ACTCs based on different datasets are close to each other with similar interdecadal and interannual variations. However, the maximum intensity and the annual frequency of ACTCs for strong categories show great dependence on datasets. Tropical cyclone impacts on China show the same variations as the annual number of ACTCs and also show dependence on datasets. Differences in tropical cyclone impacts on China are mainly caused by datasets used. The annual frequency of ACTCs, especially the length of lifetime of ones that make landfall, and the intensity estimates all have effects on the value of impacts on China.

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  1. National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, 100081, China

    Xiaoling Wang  (王小玲), Fumin Ren  (任福民) & Weijing Li  (李维京)

  2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China

    Liguang Wu  (吴立广)

  3. Yuncheng Meteorological Observatory, Yuncheng, 044000, China

    Yongmei Wang  (王咏梅)

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Wang, X., Wu, L., Ren, F. et al. Influences of tropical cyclones on China during 1965–2004. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 25, 417–426 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-008-0417-6

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