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Analysis on the Yeongdong Downslope Windstorms Generation Condition Verified by Observation Cases

관측사례로 검증한 영동강풍 발생조건 분석

  • Park, Yu-Jung (Observation Division, Gangwon Regional Office of Meteorology) ;
  • Han, Youn-Deok (Forecast Division, Gangwon Regional Office of Meteorology)
  • 박유정 (강원지방기상청 관측과) ;
  • 한윤덕 (강원지방기상청 예보과)
  • Received : 2021.05.07
  • Accepted : 2021.09.08
  • Published : 2021.11.30

Abstract

Forest fire happens every year at Yeongdong, Gangwon-do, due to the strong local wind during the spring time and it causes a huge damage. This wind is named "Yangganjipung" or "Yanggangjipung" that blows along Yeongdong. However, the occurrence conditions of the wind have been still unclear. To identify the occurrence mechanism of local strong wind through three-dimensional observation data, Gangwon Regional Meteorological Administration performed Joint Gangwon-Yeongdong 3D Observation Project in 2020. The special observation was carried out for 6 times from March to April. The observation data was analyzed by focusing on the structure of synoptic pressure distribution and inversion layer. The result showed that the strength of wind is different depending on the latitude of low pressure, intensity of inversion layer, and changes on height in the south-high and north-low pressure distribution. As the interval of the upper and lower parts of the inversion layer was narrow, the strength of the wind became stronger, which is one of the observational characteristics of the springtime wind pattern at Yeongdong, Gangwon-do. In future, the clear mechanism of the local wind in the Yeongdong during the spring time is expected to be verified based on the accumulative observation data and close analysis.

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