The North Equatorial Current and rapid intensification of super typhoons

The North Equatorial Current and rapid intensification of super typhoons

Abstract Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which traversed the North Equatorial Current (NEC; 8–17 °N) in the western North Pacific in 2018, was the most intense Category-5 tropical cyclone (TC) with the longest duration in history—3.5 days. Here we show that the combination of two factors—high ocean heat con...

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Main Authors: Sok Kuh Kang, Sung-Hun Kim, I.-I. Lin, Young-Hyang Park, Yumi Choi, Isaac Ginis, Joseph Cione, Ji Yun Shin, Eun Jin Kim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Hyoun Woo Kang, Jae-Hyoung Park, Jean-Raymond Bidlot, Brian Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45685-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45685-2

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