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Contribution of Different Time-Scale Variations to the Tropical Cyclogenesis Environment over the Northern Tropical Atlantic and Comparison with the Western North Pacific.

Authors :
Cao, Xi
Wu, Renguang
Bi, Mingyu
Lan, Xiaoqing
Dai, Yifeng
Zhao, Junhu
Source :
Journal of Climate; Oct2019, Vol. 32 Issue 19, p6645-6661, 17p, 1 Chart, 10 Graphs, 4 Maps
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The present study investigates relative contributions of interannual, intraseasonal, and synoptic variations of environmental factors to tropical cyclone (TC) genesis over the northern tropical Atlantic (NTA) during July–October. Analysis shows that convection, lower-level vorticity, and midlevel specific humidity contribute to TC genesis through intraseasonal and synoptic variations with a larger contribution of the latter. The relative contribution of three components of vertical wind shear depends largely on its magnitude. The contribution of sea surface temperature (SST) to TC genesis is mainly due to the interannual component when total SST is above 27.5°C. The barotropic energy for the development of synoptic-scale disturbances comes mainly from climatological mean flows and intraseasonal wind variations. The proportion of contribution between synoptic and intraseasonal variations of convection, relative vorticity, and specific humidity is larger over the eastern NTA than over the western NTA. The barotropic energy conversion has a larger part related to climatological mean flows and intraseasonal wind variations over the eastern and western NTA, respectively. There are notable differences between the NTA and the western North Pacific (WNP). One is that the relative contribution of synoptic variations of convection, relative vorticity, and specific humidity is larger over the NTA, whereas that of intraseasonal variations is larger over the WNP. The other is that the barotropic energy conversion related to climatological mean flows and intraseasonal wind variations is comparable over the NTA, whereas that related to climatological mean flows is larger over the WNP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08948755
Volume :
32
Issue :
19
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Climate
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
138525385
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0560.1