Seasonal forecasting of tropical cyclone activity
Grant Data
Project Title
Seasonal forecasting of tropical cyclone activity
Principal Investigator
Dr Kyle, William John
(Principal Investigator)
Start Date
2000-07-01
Amount
0
Conference Title
Seasonal forecasting of tropical cyclone activity
Presentation Title
Keywords
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Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
N/A
Grant Type
Other Funding Scheme
Funding Year
2000
Status
Completed
Objectives
To enhance our ability to provide useful pre-season estimates of tropical cyclone activity in the Western North Pacific Ocean in general, and in the area affecting Hong Kong, in particular, with the aim of improving the capacity to mitigate against the potential hazards posed by such phenomena. Research in progress is designed to clarify the tropical cyclone climatology of the area; to establish the role of the climatic controls which affect the interannual variability of tropical cyclone activity; and to develop an operationally useful Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Forecast Model (STCFM) for this area.