Table 1 Comparison of deep water buoys observed tropical cyclones
From: The role of enhanced velocity shears in rapid ocean cooling during Super Typhoon Nepartak 2016
Tropical cyclones | Mooring characteristics | L min | W max | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Name | C | Location of buoy | Depth | Parameters | ||
1975 | Eloise35 | 2 | Gulf of Mexico | 2541 | T at 2, 50, 200, and 500 m; (u, v) at 50 m. | 16 | 35 |
1988 | Nelson36 | 2 | Southeast of Japan | 4900 | T at 8 depths in the upper 100 m. | 50 | 43.5 |
1995 | Felix3 | 1 | Bermuda | 4567 | T at 7 depths (upper 150 m); (u, v) at 25, 45, 71, and 106 m. | 90 | 38 |
2003 | Fabian3 | 3 | Bermuda | 4567 | T at 16 depths (upper 1500 m); (u, v) profiles (upper 200 m). | 102 | 54 |
2005 | Nate3 | 1 | Bermuda | 4567 | Same as Fabian in 2003. | 123 | 39 |
2009 | Choi-Wan5 | 1 | Kuroshio Extension | 6000 | T at 20 depths (upper 525 m). | 40 | 30 |
2010 | Fanapi9 | 3 | Western North Pacific | 5450 | T at 14 depths (upper 147 m). | 68 | 18 |
2010 | Megi9 | 5 | Western North Pacific | 5500 | T at 10 depths (upper 148 m). | 123 | 23.5 |
2014 | Kalmaegi10 | 1 | South China Sea | 3990 | T at 15 depths (upper 400 m); (u, v) profiles (upper 245 m). | 32 | 23 |
2016 | Nepartak | 5 | Western North Pacific | 5490 | T at 12 depths (upper 500 m); (u, v) at 25 and 75 m. | 19 | 46.5 |
2016 | Nepartak | 5 | Western North Pacific | 4870 | T at 12 depths (upper 500 m); (u, v) at 25 and 75 m. | 6 | 44 |
