Detecting the impact of climate change on tropical cyclones in Southern China

• DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad376c
• Publication Date: 2024-03-25T22:23:42Z
• Authors: Shifei Tu; Yifan Zhang; Mei Liang; Deping Wu; Jianjun Xu
• Keywords: shoreward migration; 0303 health sciences; Science; Physics; QC1-999; Q; tropical cyclone intensity; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; Environmental sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; climate change; Southern China; GE1-350; TD1-1066

Abstract It is well known that tropical cyclones (TCs) making landfall in Southern China (SC) account for more than half of all TCs China. Therefore, it important to have an in-depth understanding the activities SC under climate warming. Our results show there been no significant changes frequency and duration these TCs, but their intensities unexpectedly decreased by ∼20% since 1980, which inconsistent with previous change increases TC intensity. The consistently a decrease different intensity percentiles, related distribution shows proportion storms increase depressions, as slight category 1–2. Because locations those activity clear shoreward migration tendency, indicating land friction can suppress intensification, so has weakened. In addition, also suggest development strongly suppressed mainly enhancement atmospheric stability, vertical wind shear subtropical high global These are quite from Such knowledge help us better understand relationship between impact at regional scale.