The Role of Latent Heat Flux in Tropical Cyclogenesis over the Western North Pacific: Comparison of Developing versus Non-Developing Disturbances

The possible role of air⁻sea latent heat flux (LHF) in tropical cyclone (TC) genesis over the western North Pacific (WNP) is investigated using state-of-the-art satellite and analysis datasets. The authors conducted composite analyses of several meteorological variables after identifying d...

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Main Authors: Si Gao, Shengbin Jia, Yanyu Wan, Tim Li, Shunan Zhai, Xinyong Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/2/28