A statistical comparison of the potential intensity index for tropical cyclones over the Western North Pacific

Abstract Potential intensity (PI), an upper thermodynamic limit of tropical cyclone (TC) intensity, is a useful index in TC statistical forecasting. This study evaluated the relationship between the current intensity of TCs and four PI indexes calculated with different sea surface indicators over th...

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Main Authors: Lu Yang, Xiao Gang Huang, Jian Fang Fei, Xiao Ping Cheng, Ju Li Ding, Wen Li Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Science Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.945