How ocean color can steer Pacific tropical cyclones

Because ocean color alters the absorption of sunlight, it can produce changes in sea surface temperatures with further impacts on atmospheric circulation. These changes can project onto fields previously recognized to alter the distribution of tropical cyclones. If the North Pacific subtropical gyre...

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Main Authors: Gnanadesikan, Anand (Author), Emanuel, Kerry Andrew (Contributor), Vecchi, Gabriel A. (Author), Anderson, Whit G. (Author), Hallberg, Robert (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union, 2011-06-15T14:33:54Z.
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