scholarly journals Is the number of North Atlantic tropical cyclones significantly underestimated prior to the availability of satellite observations?

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund K. M. Chang ◽  
Yanjuan Guo
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Satellite Observations

scholarly journals Effect of tropical cyclones on the Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange observed using satellite observations over north Indian Ocean

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Venkat Ratnam ◽  
S. Ravindra Babu ◽  
S. S. Das ◽  
Ghouse Basha ◽  
B. V. Krishnamurthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Lower Stratosphere ◽  
North Indian Ocean ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Upper Troposphere ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Tropical cyclones play an important role in modifying the tropopause structure and dynamics as well as stratosphere-troposphere exchange (STE) process in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere (UTLS) region. In the present study, the impact of cyclones that occurred over the North Indian Ocean during 2007–2013 on the STE process is quantified using satellite observations. Tropopause characteristics during cyclones are obtained from the Global Positioning System (GPS) Radio Occultation (RO) measurements and ozone and water vapor concentrations in UTLS region are obtained from Aura-Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) satellite observations. The effect of cyclones on the tropopause parameters is observed to be more prominent within 500 km from the centre of cyclone. In our earlier study we have observed decrease (increase) in the tropopause altitude (temperature) up to 0.6 km (3 K) and the convective outflow level increased up to 2 km. This change leads to a total increase in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) thickness of 3 km within the 500 km from the centre of cyclone. Interestingly, an enhancement in the ozone mixing ratio in the upper troposphere is clearly noticed within 500 km from cyclone centre whereas the enhancement in the water vapor in the lower stratosphere is more significant on south-east side extending from 500–1000 km away from the cyclone centre. We estimated the cross-tropopause mass flux for different intensities of cyclones and found that the mean flux from stratosphere to troposphere for cyclonic stroms is 0.05 ± 0.29 × 10−3 kg m−2 and for very severe cyclonic stroms it is 0.5 ± 1.07 × 10−3 kg m−2. More downward flux is noticed in the north-west and south-west side of the cyclone centre. These results indicate that the cyclones have significant impact in effecting the tropopause structure, ozone and water vapour budget and consequentially the STE in the UTLS region.

scholarly journals Statistical Prediction of Integrated Kinetic Energy in North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones

2014 ◽  
Vol 142 (12) ◽  
pp. 4646-4657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Kozar ◽  
Vasubandhu Misra
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Storm Track ◽  
Statistical Prediction ◽  
Normal Regression ◽  
Spike Model ◽  
Training Interval ◽  
Training Exercises

Abstract Integrated kinetic energy (IKE) is a useful quantity that measures the size and strength of a tropical cyclone wind field. As a result, it is inherently related to the destructive potential of these powerful storms. In most current operational settings, there are limited resources designed to assess the IKE of a tropical cyclone because storm track and maximum intensity are typically prioritized. Therefore, to complement existing forecasting tools, a statistical scheme is created to project fluctuations of IKE in North Atlantic tropical cyclones for several forecast intervals out to 72 h. The resulting scheme, named Statistical Prediction of Integrated Kinetic Energy (SPIKE), utilizes multivariate normal regression models trained on environmental and storm-related predictors from all North Atlantic tropical cyclones occurring from 1990 to 2011. During this training interval, SPIKE outperforms persistence and is capable of explaining more than 80% of observed variance in total IKE values at a forecast interval of 12 h, trailing down to just below 60% explained variance at an interval of 72 h. The skill of the SPIKE model is evaluated further using bootstrapping exercises in order to gauge the predictive abilities of the statistical scheme. In addition, the performance of the SPIKE model is also evaluated for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, which notably falls outside of the training interval. Ultimately, the validation exercises return shared variance scores similar to those found in the training exercises, serving as a proof of concept that the SPIKE model can be used to project IKE values when given accurate predictor data.

scholarly journals From In Situ to satellite observations of pelagic Sargassum distribution and aggregation in the Tropical North Atlantic Ocean

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. e0222584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouck Ody ◽  
Thierry Thibaut ◽  
Léo Berline ◽  
Thomas Changeux ◽  
Jean-Michel André ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Tropical North Atlantic
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