The Properties of Tropical Storm Hazards in Southeast Costs of Iran

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Abstract
The occurrenceof extreme climate events, including tropical

storms, annually leaves irreparable damage in areas under their control. Understanding

these events and the knowledge of the time of their occurrence can be useful in

the management of emergencies caused by them. The aim of this research is spatiotemporal

reconstruction of tropical storms affecting the southeast coasts of Iran. The

data used in this study include reanalysis data the National Center for

Environmental Prediction )NCEP) with

spatial resolution of 2° to 2° from 1871 to 2012 and the

ECMWF dataset with spatial resolution 1°. In terms of temporal frequency, the

results show that in total 30 tropical storms affected southern coast of Iran,

directly or indirectly, during 1871-2015. The highest monthly frequencies belong

to June with 21 events and July with 7 occurrences. In terms of spatial

frequency, the genesis and ultimate develop of all the detected storms was the

Arabian Sea and the latitudes of approximately 15° N. Most occurrences of storm,

which was in June, followed the Southeast-Northwest track.

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The Journal of Spatial Planning and Geomatics
Volume 21, Issue 1
March 2017
Pages 279-293