Typhoon-Ocean Interaction
Air-sea fluxes, mixing, and coupled processes governing cyclone intensification and decay.
Typhoon and Ocean Research Lab
Typhoons (tropical cyclones) are among the most destructive natural hazards on Earth. Roughly 30 form over the western North Pacific each year, threatening East Asia. Understanding intensification processes and future trends is critical.
We combine multi-satellite remote sensing (SST, SSH, surface winds), in-situ ocean observations, and numerical models to study typhoon-ocean interactions and air-sea fluxes, including how warming oceans reshape energy supply and cyclone behavior.
The GOAT in our logo reflects our focus on the Global Ocean And Typhoon system and the way ocean structure shapes storm behavior.
Research themes
Marine Heatwaves
Quantifying how extreme SST events fuel cyclone intensity and maintenance.
Upper-Ocean Thermal Structure
Estimating subsurface heat content from satellites and observations to support intensity forecasts.
Compound Hazards
Assessing combined impacts of fluxes, internal waves, and shallow-water effects on typhoons.