Open AccessInterdecadal variability in north‐east Australian tropical cyclone formation
Author(s) -
Grant Andrew P.,
Walsh Kevin J. E.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1006/asle.2001.0038
Subject(s) - tropical cyclone , climatology , wind shear , tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting , cyclone (programming language) , african easterly jet , tropical cyclogenesis , north east , environmental science , geology , wind speed , oceanography , tropical wave , ethnology , field programmable gate array , computer science , computer hardware , history
Interdecadal variability in north‐east Australian regional tropical cyclone formation is investigated. It is found that mean tropical cyclone formation is significantly higher during positive phases of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) than during negative phases. This is related to changes in vertical wind shear in the north‐east Australian region. Copyright © 2003 Royal Meteorological Society.