Based on tropical cyclone (TC) disaster data and the best-track database from Shanghai Typhoon Institute of China Meteorological Administration (CMA-STI) during 1984 to 2017, this study analyzed the spatial-temporal characteristics of TC disaster in China and their differences for the three prevailing tracks, along with the discussion of the overland duration and its potential risk. Main results of this study were summarized as follows: (1) There was a significant upward trend with direct TC-associated economic losses, while the proportion of losses to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the deaths showed a downward trend. (2) TC-associated economic losses accompanied with the three prevailing TC tracks showed a substantial difference. The recurving TCs tended to be less and lower impact, while westward and west-northward TCs appeared to be more and higher impact in China. Particularly, more frequent TCs with westward movement affected the Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces. TCs tending to west-northward tracks mainly caused a serious TC-associated disaster in Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang provinces. (3) The average overland duration, as a potential index for TC-associated disaster, showed an upward trend. Note that the reasons on the changes of TC overland duration for the three prevailing tracks appeared to be different. The increased average overland duration for recurving TCs were likely to relate to the decreased in TC average overland translation speed. In contrast, the increased average overland duration of westward and west-northward moving TCs were possibly due to the increased average distance that TCs traveled over land.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |