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Tropical Cyclone Integrated Kinetic Energy in an Ensemble of HighResMIP Simulations
Author(s) -
Kreussler Philip,
Caron LouisPhilippe,
Wild Simon,
Loosveldt Tomas Saskia,
Chauvin Fabrice,
Moine MariePierre,
Roberts Malcolm J.,
RuprichRobert Yohan,
Seddon Jon,
Valcke Sophie,
Vannière Benoît,
Vidale Pier Luigi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2020gl090963
Subject(s) - kinetic energy , tropical cyclone , storm , environmental science , cyclone (programming language) , atmospheric sciences , coupling (piping) , climatology , intensity (physics) , meteorology , atmosphere (unit) , physics , geology , computer science , materials science , quantum mechanics , field programmable gate array , computer hardware , metallurgy
This study investigates tropical cyclone integrated kinetic energy, a measure which takes into account the intensity and the size of the storms and which is closely associated with their damage potential, in three different global climate models integrated following the HighResMIP protocol. In particular, the impact of horizontal resolution and of the ocean coupling are assessed. We find that, while the increase in resolution results in smaller and more intense storms, the integrated kinetic energy of individual cyclones remains relatively similar between the two configurations. On the other hand, atmosphere‐ocean coupling tends to reduce the size and the intensity of the storms, resulting in lower integrated kinetic energy in that configuration. Comparing cyclone integrated kinetic energy between a present and a future scenario did not reveal significant differences between the two periods.