TY - JOUR
T1 - A GCM simulation of the relationship between tropical-storm formation and ENSO
AU - Guoxiong Wu, Wu
AU - Ngar-Cheung Lau, Lau
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - A low-resolution Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) general circulation model has been integrated for 15 years. In the course of this experiment, the observed month-to-month sea surface temperature (SST) variations in the tropical Pacific Ocean were incorporated in the lower boundary condition. Criteria for detecting tropical cyclogenesis and tropical-storm formation were developed for the model. Tropical storms appearing in the model atmosphere exhibit many typhoonlike characteristics: strong cyclonic vorticity and convergence in the lower troposphere, strong anticyclonic vorticity and divergence near the tropopause, and intense precipitation. It is demonstrated that, despite its coarse resolution, the model is capable of reproducing the observed geographical distribution and seasonal variation of tropical-storm formation. -from Authors
AB - A low-resolution Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) general circulation model has been integrated for 15 years. In the course of this experiment, the observed month-to-month sea surface temperature (SST) variations in the tropical Pacific Ocean were incorporated in the lower boundary condition. Criteria for detecting tropical cyclogenesis and tropical-storm formation were developed for the model. Tropical storms appearing in the model atmosphere exhibit many typhoonlike characteristics: strong cyclonic vorticity and convergence in the lower troposphere, strong anticyclonic vorticity and divergence near the tropopause, and intense precipitation. It is demonstrated that, despite its coarse resolution, the model is capable of reproducing the observed geographical distribution and seasonal variation of tropical-storm formation. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1175/1520-0493(1992)120<0958:agsotr>2.0.co;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0493(1992)120<0958:agsotr>2.0.co;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027046315
SN - 0027-0644
VL - 120
SP - 958
EP - 977
JO - Monthly Weather Review
JF - Monthly Weather Review
IS - 6
ER -