Role of warm ocean conditions and the MJO in the genesis and intensification of extremely severe cyclone Fani

Abstract Cyclone Fani, in April 2019, was the strongest pre-monsoon cyclone to form in the Bay of Bengal after 1994. It underwent rapid intensification and intensified quickly to an extremely severe cyclone. It maintained a wind speed of ≥ 51 m s−1 (≥ 100 knots) for a record time period of 36 h. The...

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Main Authors: Vineet Kumar Singh, M. K. Roxy, Medha Deshpande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82680-9