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title: Future Change Storm Surge based on Multi-Scenario and Multi-Regional Climate Model Ensemble Experiments
tags:  #台風 #擬似温暖化 #高潮  
author: [Ninomiya Lab, Kanazawa Univ](https://www.docswell.com/user/airsea)
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description: Wave Workshop 2017
published: June 08, 26
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Future Change Storm Surge based on
Multi‐Scenario and Multi‐Regional
Climate Model Ensemble Experiments
Kanazawa Univ. Junichi Ninomiya
Kyoto Univ.
Nobuhito Mori
Tetsuya Takemi
Tsukuba Univ.
Osamu Arakawa
Nagoya Univ.
Sachie Kaneda
Masaya Kato


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Outline
• Motivation
• Summary
• Methodology
• SST ensemble experiment using MRI‐AGCM
• RCM and Storm surge model and setting
• Results
• Sensitivity of future change parameter for TC simulation
• Future change of TC
• Storm surge simulation using RCM outputs and the other
method
• Summary


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Motivation
• Subjects
• Uncertainty for future change estimation
• Extreme event assessment based on coarse‐resolution GCM
• Aims
• To decrease uncertainty for GCM and RCM bias, and estimate
probable extreme event by careful simulations.
• To evaluate future change of largest storm surge.
‐&gt; To make management plan for coastal structures
• This research is case study of pseudo global warming
(PGW) experiment with historical typhoon Vera (1959).


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Summary
• A series of delicate RCM simulations
• RCM hindcast gave reasonable result.
• Partial future change parameter for RCM simulation estimated
excessively strong TC.
• All future TCs intensity were stronger than present TC and
their tracks change to west. (WRF: 9.3 hPa, JMA‐NHM: 29.7
hPa)
• Future change of storm surge
• Storm surge simulations using empirical TC model based on
fine RCM output were carried out.
• Estimated storm surge future changes by forcing from WRF,
JMA‐NHM and ensemble mean were 26 cm.


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Methodology
1. Estimate future change of atmospheric parameters
based on SST ensemble experiments using MRI‐AGCM
(RCP 8.5, 20 km‐resolution, Mizuta et al., 2014)
‐&gt; 4 kinds of future change distribution
1.
2.
Ensemble average of CMIP5 (C0)
3 kinds of SST distribution calculated by cluster analysis (C1 – 3)
2. Present‐ and Future‐RCM simulation of TY Vera using 2
RCMs
1. Present‐experiments (Pre) using JRA‐55
2. Future‐experiments (PGW; Pseudo Global Warming, C0 – 3)
3. Storm surge simulation using RCM outputs


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SST Ensemble Exp.
• Mizuta et al. calculated using MRI‐
AGCM with 4 SST distributions.


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Future Change Distribution from MRI‐AGCM
Ensemble average
Increase 3 – 4 K over sea
Difference between each cluster and ensemble avg.
±10 – 15 % scattering compared with
ensemble average of future change


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Methodology
1. Estimate future change of atmospheric parameters
based on SST ensemble experiments using MRI‐AGCM
(RCP 8.5, 20 km‐resolution, Mizuta et al., 2014)
‐&gt; 4 kinds of future change distribution
1.
2.
Ensemble average of CMIP5 (C0)
3 kinds of SST distribution calculated by cluster analysis (C1 – 3)
2. Present‐ and Future‐RCM simulation of TY Vera using 2
RCMs
1. Present‐experiments (Pre) using JRA‐55
2. Future‐experiments (PGW; Pseudo Global Warming, C0 – 3)
3. Storm surge simulation using RCM outputs


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Models
• RCM
• WRF v3.3.1
• JMA‐NHM
• Japan meteorological agency, non‐hydrological model
• Work for weather forecast in Japan
• Storm Surge model
• SuWAT
• Coupled model of Surge, Wave and Tide
• Developed by S. Y. Kim (3rd presenter in this session)


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Model settings (WRF, JMA‐NHM &amp; SuWAT)
895 hPa
Domains for
storm surge
model
7290 m
20 km
2430 m
810 m
Item
WRF settings
Duration
1959/9/22 12:00 – 9/27 0:00
Spatial Res.
5 km
Grids
976 x 831
Vert. Lay.
56
Dt
20 s
Micro.
WSM 6‐class
Shortwave
RRTMG
Longwave
RRTMG
Surface Bound.
Revised MM5 Monin‐Obukhov
Planet. Bound.
YSU
Land Surf.
5‐layer Thermal diffusion
Cumulus
Kain‐Fritsch
Urban
w/o
Topo. &amp;
Landuse
USGS GTOPO30
Nudging
Spectral Nudging（Wave Num.
2，Upper layer of 700hPa）
Bogus
Initial


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Sensitivity of Future Change Parameter
Case Name
future
change
Param.
Min. Cen.
Pres. [hPa]
BestTrack
w/o
895
Pre
w/o
901.8
C0 SST
SST
859.7
C0 SST/T
SST, T
889.4
C0 SST/T/P
SST, T, P
893.0
T: Temp., P: 3D Pres.
n/a
Humidity: Future change is small.
Wind: It will change TY track.
Case C0 SST estimated very strong typhoon
due to intensification of atmospheric
instability.


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Pre &amp; PGW experiments using RCM
Case Name
Param.
future
change
Min. Cen.
Pres. [hPa]
BestTrack
w/o
895
WRF Pre
w/o
901.8
WRF PGW
SST, T, P
892.6
JMA‐NHM
Pre
w/o
907.0
JMA‐NHM
PGW
SST, T, P
877.3
T: Temp., P: 3D Pres.
Landfall


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Storm Surge using WRF Pre &amp; PGW
Original WRF Outputs
Pre experiment
・Slow TY moving
・Large TY eye
‐&gt; Late and small peak surge
PGW experiments
・Westward track drift
‐&gt; Small peak


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Storm Surge Sim. under Pre &amp; PGW
Target
using WRF outputs
Original WRF Outputs
Track shift
Estimated
Shifted WRF Outputs
BestTrack
Shifted TC
Estimated TC
Pre using shifted WRF output
・Good agreement
PGW using shifted WRF output
・Small peak &lt;‐ influenced surface
roughness on land
・Preでは，観測に⽐べて台⾵の遅
れと中⼼付近の再現性の影響を受
けた結果，ピーク時間の遅れと過
⼩評価となった．
・PGWでは，経路の⻄側へのズレ
により過⼩評価となった．


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Storm Surge Sim. under Pre &amp; PGW
using WRF outputs
WS&gt;40m/s
20&lt;WS&lt;40m/s
Due to difference of surface
roughness between over land
and over sea.


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Summary of Storm Surge using WRF
Track shift &amp; empirical TC
Forcing
BestTrack
Estimated
□︓RCM output
△︓Shifted RCM output
＊︓Empirical TC model
Pre，C0，C1，C2，C3
Estimated TC
Empirical TC
Central Pres.
Max. Wind Radius
It is difficult to compare with surge
results using RCM output each
other because of track mismatch
and difference of moving speed.
Experiments using empirical TC
model are effective to investigate
TY intensification.


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Summary
• A series of delicate RCM simulations
• RCM hindcast gave reasonable result.
• Partial future change parameter for RCM simulation estimated
excessively strong TC.
• All future TCs intensity were stronger than present TC and
their tracks change to west. (WRF: 9.3 hPa, JMA‐NHM: 29.7
hPa)
• Future change of storm surge
• Storm surge simulations using empirical TC model based on
dynamical DS were carried out.
• Estimated storm surge future changes by forcing from WRF,
JMA‐NHM and ensemble mean were 26 cm, 26 cm and 26 cm,
respectively.


