Research Article
Application of Buoy Observations in Determining Characteristics of Several Typhoons Passing the East China Sea in August 2012
Table 1
CMA’s Classification of tropical cyclones for Western North Pacific.
| Grade of tropical cyclones | Maximum sustained (2-minute average) wind speeds (m/s) | Maximum surface wind in beaufort wind scale |
| Tropical depression | 10.8~17.1 | 6~7 | Tropical storm | 17.2~24.4 | 8~9 | Severe tropical storm | 24.5~32.6 | 10~11 | Typhoon | 32.7~41.4 | 12~13 | Severe typhoon | 41.5~50.9 | 14~15 | Super typhoon | ≧51.0 | ≧16 |
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