Rapid intensification and the bimodal distribution of tropical cyclone intensity
Tropical cyclones rarely achieve high intensities gradually. Here, the authors show that rapid intensification is relevant not only to short-term weather forecasting, but also to the relationship between tropical cyclones and climate.
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doaj-4e48d96939d34da9a411e932757e3e0a2021-05-11T10:55:35ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-02-01711510.1038/ncomms10625Rapid intensification and the bimodal distribution of tropical cyclone intensityChia-Ying Lee0Michael K. Tippett1Adam H. Sobel2Suzana J. Camargo3International Research Institute of Climate and Society, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia UniversityDivision of Ocean and Climate Physics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia UniversityTropical cyclones rarely achieve high intensities gradually. Here, the authors show that rapid intensification is relevant not only to short-term weather forecasting, but also to the relationship between tropical cyclones and climate.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10625 |
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Rapid intensification and the bimodal distribution of tropical cyclone intensity |
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Rapid intensification and the bimodal distribution of tropical cyclone intensity |
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Rapid intensification and the bimodal distribution of tropical cyclone intensity |
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2041-1723 |
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Tropical cyclones rarely achieve high intensities gradually. Here, the authors show that rapid intensification is relevant not only to short-term weather forecasting, but also to the relationship between tropical cyclones and climate. |
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