Faster recovery of North Atlantic tropical cyclone-induced cold wakes in recent decades

Abstract Intense winds associated with tropical cyclones (TCs) generate surface ocean cooling in their wakes, which can persist for several weeks in their aftermath. While multi-decadal observations of the sea surface have shown a substantial warming of the ocean, long-term changes in cold wake reco...

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Published in:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Main Authors: Effy B. John, Karthik Balaguru, L. Ruby Leung, Gregory R. Foltz, Samson M. Hagos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01029-5