the impact of tropical cyclones is dependent on the structure and the areal extent of the wind field, especially in the case of storm surge. Other relevant measure includes the frequency, duration, precipitation and track of the cyclone. When tropical cyclone tracks poleward, they can become ext...
Please note that hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings for winds on land as well as storm surge watches and warnings can be issued for storms that the NWS believes will become tropical cyclones but have not yet attained all of the characteristics of a tropical cyclone (i.e., a ...
moving toward the inside of the cyclone in the lower layers of the atmosphere. In the higher layers, this wind convergence is accompanied by an even stronger divergence. Taken together, this leads to strong ascending air movement throughout the entire tropical cyclone region and to the development...
They often travel close to the center of cyclones, areas that satellites cannot cover. Besides, the energy that powers a tropical cyclone comes mostly from the water. To predict if a storm will intensify, you need to know what's going on in the ocean just below the surface, from about ...
Tropical cyclone-generated storm surges are among the world's most deadly and destructive natural hazards. This paper provides the first comprehensive global review of tropical storm surge data sources, observations, and impacts while archiving data in SURGEDAT, a global database. Available literature...
Tropical Cyclone Tracker from CIMSS (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Example of Tropical Cyclone Tracker displaying Oceanic Heat Content - OHC (RSMAS) To view oceanic heat content along a storm's track, click a storm on the map on their front page. In a new window their storm tracker for...
Shepherd, 2014: A global spatiotemporal analysis of inland tropical cyclone maintenance or intensification. International Journal of Climatology, 34, 391–402, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3693. Article Google Scholar Anthes, R. A., 1974: The dynamics and energetics of mature tropical cyclones....
The southwest Pacific (SWP) region is vulnerable to tropical cyclone (TC) related impacts which adversely affect people, infrastructure and economies across several nations and territories. Skilful TC outlooks are needed for this region, but the erratic nature of SWP TCs and the complex ocean–atmo...
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The insurance industry uses catastrophe models to assess and manage the risk from natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, floods, and wildfires. However, despite being designed to consider a credible range of future events, catastrophe models are ul