Modeling Maximum Wind Speeds: A Computational Analysis of Sea Surface Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure Interactions
Keywords:
Typhoon intensity, Sea surface temperature, Atmospheric pressure, Maximum wind speed, PhilippinesAbstract
The Philippines is also one of the countries in the world that is highly susceptible to the occurrence of typhoons due to its geographical location, with an average of twenty tropical cyclones projected to approach the country every year. In this study, the inter-relationship between sea surface temperature (SST), central atmospheric pressure (Pcentral), and the maximum wind speed (WSmax) of the typhoons that regularly approach the Philippines from 2019-2024 will be explored. In this project, the researchers utilized the quantitative approach in computing the wind speed of the typhoons that are projected to approach the country based on the calculated sea surface temperature anomalies and central atmospheric pressure deficits. In collecting meteorological data from the previous typhoons, trends in the strength of the typhoons are recognized for projections of the wind speed of the upcoming typhoons in the future. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the values pointing to high sea surface temperature anomalies with significant central atmospheric pressure deficits could lead to stronger typhoons, while the reverse results in weaker ones.
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