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http://dx.doi.org/10.5467/JKESS.2015.36.4.315

Characteristics of Meteorological Variables in the Leeward Side associated with the Downslope Windstorm over the Yeongdong Region  

Cho, Young-Jun (Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Research)
Kwon, Tae-Yong (Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
Choi, Byoung-Cheol (High-impact Weather Research Center, Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Research)
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Journal of the Korean earth science society / v.36, no.4, 2015 , pp. 315-329 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the characteristics of meteorological conditions related to the strong downslope wind over the leeward side of the Taebaek Mountains during the period 2005~2010. The days showing the strong wind exceeding $14ms^{-1}$ in Gangwon province were selected as study cases. A total of 15 days of strong wind were observed at Sokcho, Gangneung, Donghae, and Taebaek located over the Yeongdong region. Seven cases related to tropical cyclone (3 cases) and heavy snowfall (2 cases) and heavy rainfall (2 cases) over the Yeongdong region were excluded. To investigate the characteristics of the remaining 8 cases, we used synoptic weather chart, Sokcho radiosonde, Gangneung wind profiler and numerical model. The cases showed no precipitation (or ${\leq}1mm\;day^{-1}$). From the surface and upper level weather chart, we found the pressure distribution of southern high and northern low pattern over the Korean peninsula and warm ridge over the Yeongdong region. Inversion layer (or stable layer) and warm ridge with strong wind were located in about 1~3 km (925~700 hPa) over mountains. The Regional Data Assimilation and Prediction System (RDAPS) indicated that warm core and temperature ridge with horizontal temperature gradient were $0.10{\sim}0.23^{\circ}C\;km^{-1}$ which were located on 850 hPa pressure level above mountaintop. These results were summarized as a forecasting guidance of downslope windstorm in the Yeongdong region.
Keywords
Yeongdong region; downslope windstorm; southern high and northern low pattern; inversion layer; temperature gradient;
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