Typhoon Melor - 2003/11/02 0600 UTC
Flight route of DOTSTAR
Storm symbol in black: Location of the storm center at 2003/11/02 0600 UTC.
Storm symbol in green: Location of the storm center as the first dropwindsonde reached the surface.
Storm symbol in blue: Location of the storm center as the last dropwindsonde reached the surface.
Wind vector at each pressure level
Dropwindsonde information and the estimated surface wind speed
| NO. | TIME | Longitude | Latitude | DIST | WD | WS | MBL | WL150 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003/11/02 04:50:19 | 121.5 | 22.8 | 280 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | 2003/11/02 04:59:17 | 121.3 | 22.3 | 215 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 2003/11/02 05:08:56 | 121.0 | 21.7 | 147 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | 2003/11/02 05:13:12 | 120.8 | 21.1 | 67 | 082 | --- | 16.6 | 16.0 |
| 5 | 2003/11/02 05:18:35 | 120.8 | 20.4 | 35 | 179 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 9.6 |
| 6 | 2003/11/02 05:23:09 | 120.9 | 19.9 | 78 | 206 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 16.7 |
| 7 | 2003/11/02 05:32:01 | 120.8 | 19.0 | 173 | 244 | --- | 13.0 | 11.2 |
| 8 | 2003/11/02 05:44:37 | 119.5 | 19.1 | 188 | 286 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 9 | 2003/11/02 05:53:17 | 118.5 | 19.5 | 239 | 300 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| 10 | 2003/11/02 06:00:55 | 117.7 | 19.9 | 302 | 338 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 11 | 2003/11/02 06:11:28 | 118.0 | 20.8 | 259 | 345 | --- | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| 12 | 2003/11/02 06:19:11 | 118.9 | 20.9 | 176 | 350 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
| 13 | 2003/11/02 06:23:37 | 119.4 | 21.0 | 120 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | 2003/11/02 06:28:52 | 120.1 | 21.2 | 77 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15 | 2003/11/02 06:34:53 | 120.5 | 21.6 | 107 | 017 | --- | 15.3 | --- |
TIME: Time when dropwindsondes reached the surface. (UTC)
DIST: The distance form each dropwindsonde to the corresponded storm center. (km)
WD: Surface wind direction. (degree)
Surface wind speed: (unit : m/s)
(1) WS: Surface wind speed (at a height of 10 meters) directly from the dropwindsondes.
(2) MBL (Franklin 2003): Averaging the dropwindsonde wind speed over the 0~500 m layer, multiplied by 0.80.
(3) WL150 (Franklin 2003): Averaging the dropwindsonde wind speed over the 0~150 m layer, divided by 1.229.
Ask for Data
If you want to ask for the raw data of dropwindsondes, please contact with Central Weather Administration (CWA).