Pacific Decadal Oscillation Modulates the Relationship Between Pacific Meridional Mode and Tropical Cyclone Genesis in the Western North Pacific

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 50; no. 5
• Main Authors: Wang, Chao, Fu, Meiling, Wang, Bin, Wu, Liguang, Luo, Jing‐Jia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 16.03.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Convection; Cyclones; Cyclonic circulation; Hurricanes; Movement; nonstationary relationship; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; pacific meridional mode; Phases; tropical cyclone genesis; Tropical cyclones; Typhoons; Wind shear; Pacific Ocean

Pacific Meridional Mode (PMM) is known to be significantly correlated with tropical cyclone (TC) genesis over the western North Pacific (WNP), while the stability of their relationship remains unknown. Here we found that their relationship is nonstationary, which depends on the phase of Pacific Deca...