Typhoon Department

Recent Refereed journal articles, Reports, and Abstracts in Typhoon Research Department

Refereed journal articles

FY2007

Nakazawa T. and K. Rajendran, 2007:Relationship between Tropospheric Circulation over the Western North Pacific and Tropical Cyclone Approach/Landfall on Japan, J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 85, 101-114.
Sajani S., T. Nakazawa, A.Kitoh and K. Rajendran, 2007:Ensemble Simulation of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall by an Atmospheric General Circulation Model. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 85, 213-231.
Ueno, M., 2007:Observational Analysis and Numerical Evaluation of the Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on the Rainfall Asymmetry in the Typhoon Inner-Core Region, J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 85, 115-136.
Wada, A. and N. Usui, 2007:Importance of Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential for Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Intensification in the Western North Pacific, J. Oceanogr., 63, 427-447.

FY2006
Fujibe, F., N. Kitabatake, K. Bessho, and S. Hoshino, 2006: Comparison of surface-wind fields between Typhoon 0418 (Songda) and Typhoon 9119 (Mireille) in western Japan. Pap. Meteorol. Geophys. 57. 1-9.
Kohno, N. and M. Higaki, 2006: The development of a storm surge model including the effect of wave set-up for operational forecasting. Pap. Meteorol. Geophys. 57. 11-19.
Nakazawa, T., 2006: Madden-Julian oscillation activity and typhoon landfall on Japan in 2004. SOLA, 2, 136-139.
Bessho, K., M. DeMaria, and J. A. Knaff, 2006: Tropical cyclone wind retrievals from the advanced microwave sounding unit: Application to surface wind analysis. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim. 399-415.
Tao, W.-K., E. A. Smith, R. F. Adler, Z. S. Haddad, A. Y. Hou, T. Iguchi, R. Kakar, T. N. Krishnamurti, C. D. Dummerow, S. Lang, R. Meneghini, K. Nakamura, T. Nakazawa, K. Okamoto, W. S. Olson, S. Satoh, S. Shige, J. Simpson, Y. Takayabu, G. J. Tripoli, and S. Yang, 2006: Retrieval of latent heating from TRMM measurements. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 87, 1555-1572.

FY2005
Mashiko, W., 2005: Polygonal eyewall and mesovortices structure in a numerically simulated typhoon Rusa. SOLA, 1, 29-32.
Murata, A., and M. Ueno, 2005: The vertical profile of entrainment rate simulated by a cloud-resolving model and application to a cumulus parameterization. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 83, 745-770.
Rajendran, K., and T. Nakazawa, 2005:Systematic Differences between TRMM 3G68 PR and TMI rainfall estimates and the possible association with life cycle of convection. SOLA, 1, 165-168.
Wada, A., 2005: Numerical simulations of sea surface cooling by a mixed layer model during the passage of Typhoon Rex. J. Oceanogr. 61. 41-57.

FY2004

FY2003
Kato, T., M. Yoshizaki, K. Bessho, T. Inoue, Y. Sato, X-BAIU-01 observation group, 2003: Reason for the failure of the simulation of heavy rainfall during X-BAIU-01 -Importance of a vertical profile of water vapor for numerical simulations-. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 81, 993-1,013.
Murata, A., K. Saito and M. Ueno, 2003:The effects of precipitation schemes and horizontal resolution on the major rainband in typhoon Flo(1990) predicted by the MRI mesoscale nonhydrostatic model. Meteor.Atmos. Phy, 82, 55-73.
Ueno, M., 2003: Steering weight concept and its application to tropical cyclones simulated in a vertical shear experiment. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 81, 1,137-1,161.
Zhu, C.-W., T. Nakazawa, J.-P. Li, L.-X. Chen, 2003: The 30-60 day intraseasonal oscillation over the western North Pacific ocean and its impacts on summer flooding in China during 1998. Geop. Res. Letters.
Zhu, C.-W., T. Nakazawa, J.-P. Li, 2003: Mudulation of twin tropical cyclogenesis by the MJO westerly wind burst during the onset period of 1997/98. ENSO, Advances in Atmospheric Science.

Reports

FY2007

Bessho, K., T. Nakazawa, S. Nishimura and K. Kato 2007:Organized cloud clusters developing to tropical cyclones and their warm core structures. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)
Kitabatake, N. 2007:Current understanding on extratropical transition of tropical cyclones, mainly related to the variety of the structure of disturbances. Kaiyo Monthly, 441.(in Japanese)
Kohno, N. and A. Murata 2007:The impact of the sea state on the yyphoon intensity in atmosphere-wave coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Kohno, N. 2007:The impact of the sea surface (ocean waves) on the typhoon intensity. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)
Mashiko, W. 2007:Numerical simulation of tornado-producing supercell storm and tornado associated with Typhoon Shanshan (2006). WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Murata, A. 2007:Entrainment and detrainment in numerically simulated cumulus clouds and their relationship to buoyancy. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Murata, A. 2007:Precipitation efficiency in numerically simulated orographic rainfall associated with Typhoon Meari (2004). WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Murata, A. 2007:A numerical simulation of heavy rainfall associated with typhoon Meari (2004) over the Kii peninsula. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)
Ueno, M. 2007:An analytical expression for the amplitude of wavenumber-one vertical velocity in the inner-core region of tropical cyclones under the influence of vertical ambient shear. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Ueno, M. 2007:A mechanism for producing wavenumber-one asymmetries in the inner-core structure of typhoons. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)
Wada, A., H. Niino and H. Nakano, 2007:Improvement of multi-limit entrainment parameterization from the results in an ocean global circulation model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A. and A. Murata, 2007:Effects of horizontal resolution and sea surface cooling on simulations of tropical cyclones in case of Typhoon Namtheun (2004) by a coupled MRI tropical cyclone-ocean model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A. 2007:Impact of near-surface oceanic variations on typhoons. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)

FY2006
Kunii, M., 2006: Influence of typhoon bogus parameters on the typhoon forecasts. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Mashiko, A., 2006: High-resolution simulation of wind structure in the inner-core of Typhoon MA-ON (2004) and sensitivity experiments of horizontal resolution WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Murata, A., 2006: A cloud-resolving numerical simulation for orographic rainfall associated with Typhoon Meari (2004) WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Nakazawa, T. and K. Rajendran 2006: Relationship between tropospheric circulation fields over the western North Pacific and tropical cyclone approach/landfall to Japan. Kaiyo Monthly, 38(10).(in Japanese)
Typhoon Research Department: Summary of landfalling typhoons in Japan, 2004. Technical Reports of the Meteorological Research Institute, 49. (in Japanese)
Ueno. M., 2006: Observed and simulated relationship between storm motion, vertical wind shear and rainfall asymmetries in typhoons WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., and W. Mashiko, 2006: Introduction of a mixed-layer ocean model into the MRI interactive multiply-nested movable mesh tropical cyclone model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2006: Numerical experiments of Typhoons in 2004 typhoon season using a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model coupled with a mixed-layer ocean model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2006: Numerical experiments of Typhoon Namtheun (T0410) using different atmosphere-ocean coupled models. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2006: Typhoon-ocean interaction in Typhoon Megi (T0415) using an atmosphere-mixed-layer ocean coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

FY2005
Fujibe, F., N. Kitabatake, K. Bessho, and S. Hoshino, 2005: Features of the wind fields associated with Typhoon 0418 (Songda) compared with those of Typhoon 9119 (Mireille). Kaiyo Monthly, 42. (in Japanese)
Kohno, N., M. Higaki, and D. Ueno, 2005: The storm surges at Muroto-Misaki caused by Ty0423 (Tokage). Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Kunii, M., and H. Seko, 2005: Assimilation of Radial Wind Measured By Doppler Radar to Typhoon HIGOS. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Kitabatake, N., S. Hoshino, K. Bessh0, and F. Fujibe, 2005: Structure and intensity change of typhoon Songda (0418) and the environmental effect on it. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Murata, A., and M. Ueno, 2005: A comparison of in-cloud and environmental properties in numerical results between cloud-resolving and parameterized simulations for a tropical cyclone rainband. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Murata, A., and W. Mashiko, 2005: Environmental influences on the rapid intensification of typhoon Chaba (2004). Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Nakazawa, T., 2005: Role of Intraseasonal variation for typhoon cyclogenesis and recored landfalls to Japan. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Mashiko, W., 2005: Generation mechanism of strong winds observed during the passage of Typhoon MA-ON (2004) in the southern part of Kanto plain by cold air at the low-level. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Ueno, M., A. Murata, and W. Mashiko, 2005: A strong dependency of simulated TC structure on model physics: steering-weight perspective. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Ueno, M., 2005: Relationship between storm motion, vertical wind shear and rainfall asymmetries in typhoons. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Wada, A., 2005: Numerical experiments of Typhoon Bilis using a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model coupled with a mixed-layer ocean model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2005: Interrelationship of landfall of typhoons on Japan, Sea surface temperature, atmospheric environment, and ocean heat content in 2004. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)
Wada, A., 2005: Relationship between maintenance of typhoon intensity and sea surface cooling by typhoon using satellite observations and a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model coupled with a mixed-layer ocean model. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

FY2004
Ueno, M., and A. Murata, 2004: Application of steering weight concept to Typhoon Saomai (2000). WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2004: Effects of atmospheric physical processes to the intensity of typhoons and their ocean responses. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2004: A role of surface boundary processes in a typhoon-ocean coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

FY2003
Mashiko, W., and C. Muroi, 2003: Development of a two-way multiply-nested movable mesh typhoon model using the cloud resolving nonhydrostatic model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Murata, A., and M. Ueno, 2003: Numerical simulations of a tropical cyclone using the Arakawa-Schubert scheme with vertically variable entrainment rate. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Ueno, M., 2003: An objective method to diagnose the contribution of steering flow at each level to tropical cyclone motion. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2003: Improvement of wind induced mixing and entrainment in MRI mixed layer model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2003: Validation of typhoon intensity prediction by MRI typhoon-ocean coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.
Wada, A., 2003: Typhoon-ocean coupled model with upgraded mixed layer model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Abstracts

FY2006

Bessho, K., T. Nakazawa, S. Nishimura, K. Kato, and S. Hoshino 2006: Statistical analysis of organized cloud clusters on western North Pacific and their warm core structure. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Kusunoki, K, and W. Mashiko 2006: Doppler radar investigations of the inner core of Typhoon Songda (2004): Polygonal/ elliptical eyewalls, eye contraction, and small-scale spiral bands. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Kusunoki, K, and K. Irie 2006: Gravity wave-like structures observed in onshore typhoon boundary layer of Typhoon Kirogi (2000). 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Kusunoki, K 2006: Assessment of the Doppler Radar for Airport Weather (DRAW) system in Japan as a research tool for studying typhoon. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Nakazawa, T, and K. Rajendran 2006: Role of Large-scale Circulation on Tropical Cyclone Landfall in Japan. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Chou, K.-H., C.-C. Wu, P.-H. Lin, S. Aberson, M. Peng, and T. Nakazawa 2006: The Impact of Dropsonde Data from DOTSTAR on Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasting. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
Mashiko, W 2006: A cloud-resolving simulation of Typhoon Rusa (2002) : Polygonal eyewall and mesovortices structure. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.

FY2004
Hoshino, S. and T. Nakazawa, 2004: Method to estimate tropical cyclone intensity using TRMM PR/TMI data. 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction.

FY2003
Kitabatake, N., 2003: Extratropical transition of tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific: Their frontal evolution. IUGG2003.
Kohno, N., 2003: The development of a storm surge model including effect of wave set-up for operational forecasting. IUGG2003.
Mashiko, W., 2003: Development of a two-way multiply-nested movable mesh typhoon model. IUGG2003.
Murata, A., 2003: The effect of entrainment in a cumulus parameterization on the size of a simulated tropical cyclone. IUGG2003.
Nakazawa, T., 2003: Scientific achievements of TRMM and their practical applications. JAXA, GPM Asian Workshop.
Nakazawa, T., 2003: Validation of Quik SCAT ocean surface data by a small island data. IUGG2003.
Nakazawa, T., 2003: Baiu Hunter 2003 in Kgushu by Aerosonde. IUGG2003.
Nakazawa, T., 2003: Modulation of tropical cyclone by Madden-Julian Oscillation. IUGG2003.
Ueno, M., 2003: Application of steering weight concept to Typhoon Saomai in 2000. IUGG2003.
Wada, A., 2003: Development of typhoon-ocean coupled model at Meteorological Research Institute in Japan Meteorological Agency. IUGG2003.

Typhoon Department

Recent Refereed journal articles, Reports, and Abstracts in Typhoon Research Department

Refereed journal articles

FY2007

Nakazawa T. and K. Rajendran, 2007:Relationship between Tropospheric Circulation over the Western North Pacific and Tropical Cyclone Approach/Landfall on Japan, J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 85, 101-114.

Sajani S., T. Nakazawa, A.Kitoh and K. Rajendran, 2007:Ensemble Simulation of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall by an Atmospheric General Circulation Model. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 85, 213-231.

Ueno, M., 2007:Observational Analysis and Numerical Evaluation of the Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on the Rainfall Asymmetry in the Typhoon Inner-Core Region, J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 85, 115-136.

Wada, A. and N. Usui, 2007:Importance of Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential for Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Intensification in the Western North Pacific, J. Oceanogr., 63, 427-447.

FY2006

Fujibe, F., N. Kitabatake, K. Bessho, and S. Hoshino, 2006: Comparison of surface-wind fields between Typhoon 0418 (Songda) and Typhoon 9119 (Mireille) in western Japan. Pap. Meteorol. Geophys. 57. 1-9.

Kohno, N. and M. Higaki, 2006: The development of a storm surge model including the effect of wave set-up for operational forecasting. Pap. Meteorol. Geophys. 57. 11-19.

Nakazawa, T., 2006: Madden-Julian oscillation activity and typhoon landfall on Japan in 2004. SOLA, 2, 136-139.

Bessho, K., M. DeMaria, and J. A. Knaff, 2006: Tropical cyclone wind retrievals from the advanced microwave sounding unit: Application to surface wind analysis. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim. 399-415.

FY2005

Mashiko, W., 2005: Polygonal eyewall and mesovortices structure in a numerically simulated typhoon Rusa. SOLA, 1, 29-32.

Murata, A., and M. Ueno, 2005: The vertical profile of entrainment rate simulated by a cloud-resolving model and application to a cumulus parameterization. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 83, 745-770.

Rajendran, K., and T. Nakazawa, 2005:Systematic Differences between TRMM 3G68 PR and TMI rainfall estimates and the possible association with life cycle of convection. SOLA, 1, 165-168.

Wada, A., 2005: Numerical simulations of sea surface cooling by a mixed layer model during the passage of Typhoon Rex. J. Oceanogr. 61. 41-57.

FY2004

FY2003

Kato, T., M. Yoshizaki, K. Bessho, T. Inoue, Y. Sato, X-BAIU-01 observation group, 2003: Reason for the failure of the simulation of heavy rainfall during X-BAIU-01 -Importance of a vertical profile of water vapor for numerical simulations-. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 81, 993-1,013.

Murata, A., K. Saito and M. Ueno, 2003:The effects of precipitation schemes and horizontal resolution on the major rainband in typhoon Flo(1990) predicted by the MRI mesoscale nonhydrostatic model. Meteor.Atmos. Phy, 82, 55-73.

Ueno, M., 2003: Steering weight concept and its application to tropical cyclones simulated in a vertical shear experiment. J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan, 81, 1,137-1,161.

Zhu, C.-W., T. Nakazawa, J.-P. Li, L.-X. Chen, 2003: The 30-60 day intraseasonal oscillation over the western North Pacific ocean and its impacts on summer flooding in China during 1998. Geop. Res. Letters.

Zhu, C.-W., T. Nakazawa, J.-P. Li, 2003: Mudulation of twin tropical cyclogenesis by the MJO westerly wind burst during the onset period of 1997/98. ENSO, Advances in Atmospheric Science.

Reports

FY2007

Bessho, K., T. Nakazawa, S. Nishimura and K. Kato 2007:Organized cloud clusters developing to tropical cyclones and their warm core structures. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)

Kitabatake, N. 2007:Current understanding on extratropical transition of tropical cyclones, mainly related to the variety of the structure of disturbances. Kaiyo Monthly, 441.(in Japanese)

Kohno, N. and A. Murata 2007:The impact of the sea state on the yyphoon intensity in atmosphere-wave coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Kohno, N. 2007:The impact of the sea surface (ocean waves) on the typhoon intensity. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)

Mashiko, W. 2007:Numerical simulation of tornado-producing supercell storm and tornado associated with Typhoon Shanshan (2006). WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Murata, A. 2007:Entrainment and detrainment in numerically simulated cumulus clouds and their relationship to buoyancy. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Murata, A. 2007:Precipitation efficiency in numerically simulated orographic rainfall associated with Typhoon Meari (2004). WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Murata, A. 2007:A numerical simulation of heavy rainfall associated with typhoon Meari (2004) over the Kii peninsula. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)

Ueno, M. 2007:An analytical expression for the amplitude of wavenumber-one vertical velocity in the inner-core region of tropical cyclones under the influence of vertical ambient shear. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Ueno, M. 2007:A mechanism for producing wavenumber-one asymmetries in the inner-core structure of typhoons. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)

Wada, A., H. Niino and H. Nakano, 2007:Improvement of multi-limit entrainment parameterization from the results in an ocean global circulation model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A. and A. Murata, 2007:Effects of horizontal resolution and sea surface cooling on simulations of tropical cyclones in case of Typhoon Namtheun (2004) by a coupled MRI tropical cyclone-ocean model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A. 2007:Impact of near-surface oceanic variations on typhoons. Kaiyo Monthly, 39(3).(in Japanese)

FY2006

Kunii, M., 2006: Influence of typhoon bogus parameters on the typhoon forecasts. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Mashiko, A., 2006: High-resolution simulation of wind structure in the inner-core of Typhoon MA-ON (2004) and sensitivity experiments of horizontal resolution WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Murata, A., 2006: A cloud-resolving numerical simulation for orographic rainfall associated with Typhoon Meari (2004) WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Nakazawa, T. and K. Rajendran 2006: Relationship between tropospheric circulation fields over the western North Pacific and tropical cyclone approach/landfall to Japan. Kaiyo Monthly, 38(10).(in Japanese)

Typhoon Research Department: Summary of landfalling typhoons in Japan, 2004. Technical Reports of the Meteorological Research Institute, 49. (in Japanese)

Ueno. M., 2006: Observed and simulated relationship between storm motion, vertical wind shear and rainfall asymmetries in typhoons WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., and W. Mashiko, 2006: Introduction of a mixed-layer ocean model into the MRI interactive multiply-nested movable mesh tropical cyclone model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2006: Numerical experiments of Typhoons in 2004 typhoon season using a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model coupled with a mixed-layer ocean model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2006: Numerical experiments of Typhoon Namtheun (T0410) using different atmosphere-ocean coupled models. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2006: Typhoon-ocean interaction in Typhoon Megi (T0415) using an atmosphere-mixed-layer ocean coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

FY2005

Fujibe, F., N. Kitabatake, K. Bessho, and S. Hoshino, 2005: Features of the wind fields associated with Typhoon 0418 (Songda) compared with those of Typhoon 9119 (Mireille). Kaiyo Monthly, 42. (in Japanese)

Kohno, N., M. Higaki, and D. Ueno, 2005: The storm surges at Muroto-Misaki caused by Ty0423 (Tokage). Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Kunii, M., and H. Seko, 2005: Assimilation of Radial Wind Measured By Doppler Radar to Typhoon HIGOS. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Kitabatake, N., S. Hoshino, K. Bessh0, and F. Fujibe, 2005: Structure and intensity change of typhoon Songda (0418) and the environmental effect on it. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Murata, A., and M. Ueno, 2005: A comparison of in-cloud and environmental properties in numerical results between cloud-resolving and parameterized simulations for a tropical cyclone rainband. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Murata, A., and W. Mashiko, 2005: Environmental influences on the rapid intensification of typhoon Chaba (2004). Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Nakazawa, T., 2005: Role of Intraseasonal variation for typhoon cyclogenesis and recored landfalls to Japan. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Mashiko, W., 2005: Generation mechanism of strong winds observed during the passage of Typhoon MA-ON (2004) in the southern part of Kanto plain by cold air at the low-level. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Ueno, M., A. Murata, and W. Mashiko, 2005: A strong dependency of simulated TC structure on model physics: steering-weight perspective. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Ueno, M., 2005: Relationship between storm motion, vertical wind shear and rainfall asymmetries in typhoons. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Wada, A., 2005: Numerical experiments of Typhoon Bilis using a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model coupled with a mixed-layer ocean model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2005: Interrelationship of landfall of typhoons on Japan, Sea surface temperature, atmospheric environment, and ocean heat content in 2004. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

Wada, A., 2005: Relationship between maintenance of typhoon intensity and sea surface cooling by typhoon using satellite observations and a non-hydrostatic atmospheric model coupled with a mixed-layer ocean model. Kaiyo Monthly, 42.(in Japanese)

FY2004

Ueno, M., and A. Murata, 2004: Application of steering weight concept to Typhoon Saomai (2000). WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2004: Effects of atmospheric physical processes to the intensity of typhoons and their ocean responses. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2004: A role of surface boundary processes in a typhoon-ocean coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

FY2003

Mashiko, W., and C. Muroi, 2003: Development of a two-way multiply-nested movable mesh typhoon model using the cloud resolving nonhydrostatic model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Murata, A., and M. Ueno, 2003: Numerical simulations of a tropical cyclone using the Arakawa-Schubert scheme with vertically variable entrainment rate. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Ueno, M., 2003: An objective method to diagnose the contribution of steering flow at each level to tropical cyclone motion. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2003: Improvement of wind induced mixing and entrainment in MRI mixed layer model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2003: Validation of typhoon intensity prediction by MRI typhoon-ocean coupled model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Wada, A., 2003: Typhoon-ocean coupled model with upgraded mixed layer model. WMO, CAS/JSC WGNG Report.

Abstracts

FY2006

Bessho, K., T. Nakazawa, S. Nishimura, K. Kato, and S. Hoshino 2006: Statistical analysis of organized cloud clusters on western North Pacific and their warm core structure. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.

Kusunoki, K, and W. Mashiko 2006: Doppler radar investigations of the inner core of Typhoon Songda (2004): Polygonal/ elliptical eyewalls, eye contraction, and small-scale spiral bands. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.

Kusunoki, K, and K. Irie 2006: Gravity wave-like structures observed in onshore typhoon boundary layer of Typhoon Kirogi (2000). 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.