The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2007.
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| author | Loyd, Nicholas (Nicholas W.) |
| author2 | Kerry Emanuel. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1143312019-04-11T05:21:39Z The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones Loyd, Nicholas (Nicholas W.) Kerry Emanuel. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2007. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 31). This paper describes the Atlantic Meridional Mode (AMM) and its influence on tropical storm activity in the North Atlantic Basin. The Atlantic Meridional Mode is the oscillating sea- surface temperature (SST) gradient anomaly between the Northern Hemisphere (NH) and Southern Hemisphere (SH) portions of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean (TAO). Synthetic data generated from computer simulations as well as actual reanalysis data from North Atlantic Basin tropical storms was examined. A moderate correlation exists between increased (decreased) North Atlantic tropical storm activity and the high (low) phase of the AMM. The AMM correlates more strongly with the duration and intensity of tropical storms than the frequency. Increased understanding about the AMM and its affects on tropical storm activity will lead to improved forecasting of tropical systems, which affect many human lives each year. by Nicholas Loyd. S.B. 2018-03-27T14:17:50Z 2018-03-27T14:17:50Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114331 1028748882 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 31 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Loyd, Nicholas (Nicholas W.) The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones |
| title | The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones |
| title_full | The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones |
| title_fullStr | The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones |
| title_short | The influence of the Atlantic Meridional Mode on the frequency, duration, and intensity of tropical North Atlantic cyclones |
| title_sort | influence of the atlantic meridional mode on the frequency duration and intensity of tropical north atlantic cyclones |
| topic | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114331 |
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