How ocean color can steer Pacific tropical cyclones
Gnanadesikan, A.; Emanuel, K.; Vecchi, G.A.; Anderson, W.G.; Hallberg, R. (2010). How ocean color can steer Pacific tropical cyclones. Geophys. Res. Lett. 37: L18802. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010GL044514
In: Geophysical Research Letters. American Geophysical Union: Washington. ISSN 0094-8276; e-ISSN 1944-8007, more
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| Keywords |
Atmospheric depressions > Tropical depressions > Storms > Hurricanes
Climate models
Cyclones
Solar houses
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top |
- Gnanadesikan, A.
- Emanuel, K.
- Vecchi, G.A.
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- Anderson, W.G.
- Hallberg, R.
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| Abstract |
Because ocean color alters the absorption of sunlight, it can produce changes in sea surface temperatures with further impacts on atmospheric circulation. These changes can project onto fields previously recognized to alter the distribution of tropical cyclones. If the North Pacific subtropical gyre contained no absorbing and scattering materials, the result would be to reduce subtropical cyclone activity in the subtropical Northwest Pacific by 2/3, while concentrating cyclone tracks along the equator. Predicting tropical cyclone activity using coupled models may thus require consideration of the details of how heat moves into the upper thermocline as well as biogeochemical cycling. |
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