Westward shift of tropical cyclogenesis over the southern Indian Ocean

Westward shift of tropical cyclogenesis over the southern Indian Ocean

Tropical cyclones (TCs), commonly called cyclones in the southern Indian Ocean (SIO), represent one of the most devastating disasters in the oceanfront regions of Africa. The present study explores the long-term tendency of annual mean TC genesis location in the SIO. A notable westward shift is dete...

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Main Authors: Xi Cao, Masahiro Watanabe, Renguang Wu, Liang Wu, Difei Deng, Yao Ha, Mengchen Xu, Meng Yuan, Yifeng Dai, Zhencai Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
tropical cyclogenesis
southern Indian Ocean
westward shift
vertical wind shear
meridional temperature gradient
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad1d9b

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