An exploratory analysis of the relationship between tropical storm formation in the western North Pacific and ENSO

El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-related variations in the observed character (e.g., annual storm totals, preferred genesis region, etc.) of the tropical cyclone activity in the western North Pacific are sought. With respect to annual storm totals, no ENSO signal is found; with respect to genesis...

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Published in:Monthly weather review 1994-04, Vol.122 (4), p.636-651
Main Author: LANDER, M. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Meteorology
Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms
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Summary:El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-related variations in the observed character (e.g., annual storm totals, preferred genesis region, etc.) of the tropical cyclone activity in the western North Pacific are sought. With respect to annual storm totals, no ENSO signal is found; with respect to genesis region, a strong relationship is found between ENSO indices and the zonal displacement of the annual mean genesis locations. ENSO indices during the first half of the calendar year were found to be weakly predictive of the number and genesis locations of tropical cyclones occurring from July through December.
ISSN:0027-0644
1520-0493
DOI:10.1175/1520-0493(1994)122<0636:aeaotr>2.0.co;2