RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, VOL. 21, ES1001, doi:10.2205/2020ES000746, 2021
Type | Category | Pressure (mb) | Maximum sustained wind speed | |
(knots) | (m/s) | |||
Tropical Depression | TD | – | $< 34$ | $< 17$ |
Tropical Storm | TS | – | 35–63 | 18–32 |
Hurricane | 1 | $> 980$ | 64–82 | 33–42 |
Hurricane | 2 | 965–980 | 83–95 | 43–49 |
Hurricane | 3 | 945–965 | 96–112 | 50–58 |
Hurricane | 4 | 920–945 | 113–134 | 59–69 |
Hurricane | 5 | $< 920$ | $> 134 $ | $70+$ |
Citation: Le Mau Dinh, Galina Vlasova, Dung Thi Thuy Nguyen (2021), Distribution features of the typhoons in the South China Sea, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 21, ES1001, doi:10.2205/2020ES000746.
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