North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Intensification: Regional Drivers and Trends
Sharanya J. Majumdar,
Samantha Nebylitsa,
Philip J. Klotzbach
et al.
Abstract:Using 42 years of reanalysis data, we investigate regional, storm‐relative characteristics of three groups of Atlantic tropical cyclone intensification: slightly, moderately, and rapidly intensifying. Probability density functions are distinct between these groups for vertical wind shear, sea surface temperature (SST), and radius of maximum winds (RMW), but less so for relative humidity (RH). In the Gulf of Mexico and southern North Atlantic, shear and RMW are good predictors. In the open Atlantic, north of 22… Show more
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