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Hurricanes and Climate:Hurricanes and Climate:Some New FindingsSome New Findings
Kerry EmanuelKerry EmanuelProgram in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and
ClimateClimateMITMIT
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Some IssuesSome Issues
• What processes control rates of genesis of What processes control rates of genesis of tropical cyclones?tropical cyclones?
• What processes control the actual and What processes control the actual and potential intensity of TCs? potential intensity of TCs?
• Do TCs have important feedbacks on climate?Do TCs have important feedbacks on climate?
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Some Empirical ResultsSome Empirical Results
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Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures and Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures and Storm Max Power DissipationStorm Max Power Dissipation
(Smoothed with a 1-3-4-3-1 filter)
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Years included: 1870-2006
Data Sources: NOAA/TPC, UKMO/HADSST1
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The Importance of Potential The Importance of Potential Intensity for Genesis and for Intensity for Genesis and for
Storm IntensityStorm Intensity
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Energy Production CycleEnergy Production Cycle
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Theoretical Upper Bound on Hurricane Theoretical Upper Bound on Hurricane Maximum Wind Speed:Maximum Wind Speed:
2 *| | 0s b
C T Tk s oV T s spot C TD o
Air-sea enthalpy disequilibrium
Surface temperature
Outflow temperature
Ratio of exchange coefficients of enthalpy and momentum
s0* = saturation entropy of sea surfacesb = actual entropy of subcloud layer
0 0
** ln ln v
p
L qT ps C R
T p T
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Condition of convective neutrality:
sb = s* of free troposphere
Also, s* of free troposphere is approximately spatially uniform (WTG approximation)
*2 *| | 0s
C T Tk s oV T s spot C TD o
approximately constant
What matters, apparently, is the SST (sWhat matters, apparently, is the SST (s00*) relative *) relative to the tropospheric temperature (s*)to the tropospheric temperature (s*)
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0o 60oE 120oE 180oW 120oW 60oW
60oS
30oS
0o
30oN
60oN
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Annual Maximum Potential Intensity (m/s)Annual Maximum Potential Intensity (m/s)
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Empirical Evidence for the Importance of Potential Empirical Evidence for the Importance of Potential Intensity to TC Genesis: A Genesis Potential Index (GPI)Intensity to TC Genesis: A Genesis Potential Index (GPI)
• 850 hPa absolute vorticity ()• 850 – 250 hPa shear (S)• Potential intensity (PI)• Non-dimensional subsaturation of the middle
troposphere:
Base choice of predictors on physics, intuition, past experience
600
0
*
* *
s s
s s
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Considerations in Developing a GPI:Considerations in Developing a GPI:
• Dimensional consistency: GPI should yield a rate per unit area
• Should yield good fits to:– Spatial distribution– Basin annual rates– Annual cycle– Interannual variations– Variability of events generated by random seeding– Genesis as simulated in cloud-permitting models
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New Genesis Potential Index:New Genesis Potential Index:
23 1
1 4
| | 35
(20 )
PI msGPI
ms S
• 850 hPa absolute vorticity ()• 850 – 250 hPa shear (S)• Potential intensity (PI)• Non-dimensional subsaturation of the middle
troposphere: 600
0
*
* *
s s
s s
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PerformancePerformance
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Basin FrequenciesBasin Frequencies
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Interannual VariabilityInterannual Variability
No Significant Correlations Outside the Atlantic!
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Climate Control of Potential IntensityClimate Control of Potential Intensity
* *0
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k a s rad ocean
rad ocean
k a s
rad ocean
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C T s s F h F
F h Fs s
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and
F h Fs s
C T
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Ocean Surface Energy Balance:
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• Potential intensity is determined by local radiative balance, local convergence of ocean heat flux, local surface wind speed, and local outflow temperature only
• Remote influences limited to remote effects on surface wind surface radiation ocean heat flux and, in marginal zones, on outflow temperature
• SST cannot vary independently of free atmospheric temperature on long time scales
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Interpretation of Recent Trends in Interpretation of Recent Trends in Potential IntensityPotential Intensity
Based on NCAR/NCEP Reanalysis
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Outflow Temperature, September, 1995
0o 60oE 120oE 180oW 120oW 60oW
60oS
30oS
0o
30oN
60oN
200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280
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Importance of Trends in Outflow TemperatureImportance of Trends in Outflow Temperature
From NCEP Reanalysis
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Do AGCMs Capture Lower Do AGCMs Capture Lower Stratospheric Cooling?Stratospheric Cooling?
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ECHAM AGCM forced by Hadley Centre SSTs and ECHAM AGCM forced by Hadley Centre SSTs and Sea Ice, Compared to NCEP ReanalysisSea Ice, Compared to NCEP Reanalysis
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Same, but using GFDL HIRAM ModelSame, but using GFDL HIRAM Model
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Leads to Problems with Potential IntensitiesLeads to Problems with Potential Intensities
# 31: ECHAM without aerosols
#32: ECHAM with aerosols
NCEP
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1979-1999 Temperature Trends, 30S-30N. Red: Radiosondes; 1979-1999 Temperature Trends, 30S-30N. Red: Radiosondes; Solid Black: Mean of Models with Ozone; Dashed Black: Mean of Solid Black: Mean of Models with Ozone; Dashed Black: Mean of
Models without Ozone (Cordero and Forster, 2006)Models without Ozone (Cordero and Forster, 2006)
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Ozone may not explain spatial pattern of coolingOzone may not explain spatial pattern of cooling(Fu and Wallace, (Fu and Wallace, ScienceScience, 2006), 2006)
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Stratospheric CompensationStratospheric Compensation
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T s T b
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Hydrostatic Compensation (following Hydrostatic Compensation (following Holloway and Neelin)Holloway and Neelin)
Perturbations to moist adiabatic troposphere:
Stratospheric compensation:
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'ln ln ln
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T T sRT
p p p
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' 'T sT T
For typical values of the parameters
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What is Causing Changes in What is Causing Changes in Tropical Atlantic Sea Surface Tropical Atlantic Sea Surface
Temperature?Temperature?
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10-year Running Average of Aug-Oct Northern 10-year Running Average of Aug-Oct Northern Hemisphere Surface Temp and Hurricane Region Ocean Hemisphere Surface Temp and Hurricane Region Ocean
TempTemp
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Estimates of Global Mean Surface Temperature Estimates of Global Mean Surface Temperature from the Instrumental Recordfrom the Instrumental Record
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Tropical Atlantic SST(blue),Tropical Atlantic SST(blue), Global Mean Surface Global Mean Surface Temperature (red), Temperature (red),
Aerosol Forcing (aqua)Aerosol Forcing (aqua)
Mann, M. E., and K. A. Emanuel, 2006. Atlantic hurricane trends linked to climate change. EOS, 87, 233-244.
Global mean surface temperature
Tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature
Sulfate aerosol radiative forcing
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Best Fit Linear Combination of Global Warming Best Fit Linear Combination of Global Warming and Aerosol Forcing (red) versus Tropical Atlantic and Aerosol Forcing (red) versus Tropical Atlantic
SST (blue)SST (blue)
Mann, M. E., and K. A. Emanuel, 2006. Atlantic hurricane trends linked to climate change. EOS, 87, 233-244.
Tropical Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature
Global Surface T + Aerosol Forcing
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Inferences from the Geological Inferences from the Geological Record:Record:
PaleotempestologyPaleotempestology
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barrier beach
backbarrier marshlagoon
barrier beach
backbarrier marshlagoon
a)
b)
Source: Jeff Donnelly, WHOI
upland
upland
flood tidal delta
terminal lobes
overwash fan
overwash fan
Paleotempestology
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Source: Jeff Donnelly, Jon Woodruff, Phil Lane; WHOI
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Source: Jeff Donnelly, Jon Woodruff, Phil Lane; WHOI
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Inferences from ModelingInferences from Modeling
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The Problem:The Problem:
• Global models are far too coarse to simulate Global models are far too coarse to simulate high intensity tropical cycloneshigh intensity tropical cyclones
• Embedding regional models within global Embedding regional models within global models introduces problems stemming models introduces problems stemming from incompatibility of models, and even from incompatibility of models, and even regional models are usually too coarseregional models are usually too coarse
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Histograms of Tropical Cyclone Intensity as Simulated by a Global Model with 50 km grid point spacing. (Courtesy Isaac Held, GFDL)
Category 3
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Probability Density of TC Damage, U.S. East Coast
Damage Multiplied by Probability Density of TC Damage, U.S. East Coast
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To the extent that they simulate tropical cyclones at all, global models simulate storms that are largely irrelevant to society and to the climate system itself, given that ocean stirring effects are heavily weighted towards the most intense storms
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Our ApproachOur Approach(More on this tomorrow!)(More on this tomorrow!)
• Step 1Step 1: Seed each ocean basin with a very large number : Seed each ocean basin with a very large number of weak, randomly located vorticesof weak, randomly located vortices
• Step 2Step 2: Vortices are assumed to move with the large : Vortices are assumed to move with the large scale atmospheric flow in which they are embeddedscale atmospheric flow in which they are embedded
• Step 3Step 3: Run a coupled, ocean-atmosphere computer : Run a coupled, ocean-atmosphere computer model for each vortex, and note how many achieve at model for each vortex, and note how many achieve at least tropical storm strength; discard othersleast tropical storm strength; discard others
• Step 4:Step 4: Using the small fraction of surviving events, Using the small fraction of surviving events, determine storm statistics. determine storm statistics.
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200 Synthetic U.S. Landfalling tracks (color coded 200 Synthetic U.S. Landfalling tracks (color coded by Saffir-Simpson Scale)by Saffir-Simpson Scale)
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Year by Year Comparison with Best Track and Year by Year Comparison with Best Track and with Knutson et al., 2007with Knutson et al., 2007
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Decomposition of PDI TrendsDecomposition of PDI Trends
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Sensitivity to Shear and Potential Sensitivity to Shear and Potential IntensityIntensity
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Downscaling ECHAM5 AGCM (T42), 1870-2005Downscaling ECHAM5 AGCM (T42), 1870-2005(with Martin Wild and Doris Folini)(with Martin Wild and Doris Folini)
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Power Dissipation Downscaled Using ECHAM5 and Power Dissipation Downscaled Using ECHAM5 and GFDL AM2.1 Compared to Best TrackGFDL AM2.1 Compared to Best Track
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Reminder: Problems with Potential IntensitiesReminder: Problems with Potential Intensities
# 31: ECHAM without aerosols
#32: ECHAM with aerosols
NCEP
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Feedback of Global Tropical Feedback of Global Tropical Cyclone Activity on the Climate Cyclone Activity on the Climate
SystemSystem
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The wake of Hurricane Emily (July 2005)
Hurricane Dennis(one week earlier)
Source: Rob Korty, CalTech
Sea Surface Sea Surface Temperature Temperature in the Wakes in the Wakes of Hurricanesof Hurricanes
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Direct mixing by tropical cyclonesDirect mixing by tropical cyclones
Source: Rob Korty, CalTech
Emanuel (2001) estimated global rate of heat input as 1.4 X 1015 Watts
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TC Mixing May Induce Much or Most of the Observed Poleward Heat Flux by the Oceans
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Estimate of total heat uptake by tropical oceans
Estimate from satellite-derived wake recoveries
Extrapolation from detailed ocean
measurements of one storm
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TC-Mixing may be Crucial for High-Latitude Warmth and Low-Latitude Moderation During Warm Climates, such as that of the Eocene
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SummarySummary
• Potential intensity is an important (but not the only) control on tropical cyclone activity, including frequency and intensity
• On time scales long enough for the ocean mixed layer to be in thermal equilibrium, potential intensity is controlled largely by surface radiation, surface wind speed, ocean heat fluxes, and outflow temperature
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• Recent large, upward trends in potential intensity are partly attributable to cooling of the lower stratosphere
• Models forced with observed SSTs not very successful in capturing this cooling
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• Simple but high resolution coupled TC model can be used to ‘downscale” TC activity from global climate data sets
• Studies based on this downscaling suggest large sensitivity of TCs to climate state, and possibly important role for TC-induced ocean mixing in regulating climate
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Our future?
Figure courtesy of Rob Korty, CalTech
Depiction of central North America, ~60 million years ago
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Linear trend (1955–2003) of the zonally integrated heat content of the world ocean by one-degree latitude belts for 100-m thick layers. Source: Levitus et al., 2005
Zonally averaged temperature trend due to global warming in a coupled climate model. Source: Manabe et al, 1991
TC-Mixing may explain difference between observed and modeled ocean warming