Comparative analysis of the rapid intensification of two super cyclonic storms in the Arabian Sea
Available online 16 March 2024
A comparative analysis of the rapid intensification (RI) of super cyclonic storms Chapala (2015) and Kyarr (2019) in the Arabian Sea is conducted using the North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone data,...
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Recent Advances in Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Asymmetric Rainfall Mechanism and Forecast Verification over China
Available online 12 March 2024
Held every four years, the International Workshop on Tropical Cyclone (IWTC) organized by the World Meteorological Organization has been a global leading conference in the field of tropical cyclone....
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Forecasting Tropical Cyclone Coastal and Marine Hazards and Impacts
Available online 9 March 2024
The report highlights the significant progress over various regions with respect to understanding of coastal hazards, numerical modeling techniques and the generation & dissemination of coastal hazard...
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Direct Assimilation of Simulated Radar Reflectivity for Typhoon In-fa Using EnKF: Issue with State Variables Updating
Available online 6 March 2024
Using a convective scale WRF-GSI system and a reflectivity observation operator based on the double-moment microphysics (Thompson) scheme, simulated radar reflectivity data are produced and then directly...
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The weakening effect of urbanization on tropical cyclone surface winds：An observational study for Shanghai
Available online 29 February 2024
The observation-reanalysis difference method (OMR) and wind profile fitting method were used to analyze the influence urbanization has on the near-surface wind speed in Shanghai during tropical cyclone...
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Phase transitions between tropical, subtropical, and extratropical cyclones: A review from IWTC-10
December 2023
This review, which was adapted from a Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10) report, discusses research findings and operational practices relevant to cyclone types and phase transitions...
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Recommendations for improved tropical cyclone formation and position probabilistic Forecast products
December 2023
Prediction of the potentially devastating impact of landfalling tropical cyclones (TCs) relies substantially on numerical prediction systems. Due to the limited predictability of TCs and the need to...
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Objective satellite methods including AI algorithms reviewed for the tenth International workshop on tropical cyclones (IWTC-10)
December 2023
Here we explore the latest four years (2019–2022) of using satellite data to objectively analyze tropical cyclones (TC) and issue recommendations for improved analysis. We first discuss new methods...
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Unusual tracks: Statistical, controlling factors and model prediction
December 2023
The progress of research and forecast techniques for tropical cyclone (TC) unusual tracks (UTs) in recent years is reviewed. A major research focus has been understanding which processes contribute...
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Recent advances in operational tropical cyclone genesis forecast
December 2023
Tropical cyclone (TC) genesis prediction is a major scientific challenge to the TC operation and research community. This report surveys the current status of TC genesis forecasts by a number of major...
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Remote sensing and analysis of tropical cyclones: Current and emerging satellite sensors
December 2023
This article describes recent advances in the capability of new satellite sensors for observing Tropical Cyclones (TC) fine structure, wind field, and temporal evolution. The article is based on a World...
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Review of big-data and AI application in typhoon-related disaster risk early warning in Typhoon Committee region
December 2023
ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Members are directly or indirectly affected by typhoons every year. Members have accumulated rich experiences dealing with typhoons' negative impact and developed the technologies...
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A review of recent research progress on the effect of external influences on tropical cyclone intensity change
September 2023
Over the past four years, significant research has advanced our understanding of how external factors influence tropical cyclone (TC) intensity changes. Research on air-sea interactions shows that increasing...
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Recent progress in research and forecasting of tropical cyclone outer size
September 2023
This review article summarizes the current understanding and recent updates to tropical cyclone outer size and structure forecasting and research primarily since 2018 as part of the World Meteorological...
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Recent advances in seasonal and multi-annual tropical cyclone forecasting
September 2023
Seasonal tropical cyclone (TC) forecasting has evolved substantially since its commencement in the early 1980s. However, present operational seasonal TC forecasting services still do not meet the requirements...
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Tropical cyclogenesis: Controlling factors and physical mechanisms
September 2023
In this review, advances in the understanding of the controlling factors and physical mechanisms of tropical cyclogenesis (TCG) are summarized from recent (2018–2022) research on TCG, as presented in...
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An update on the influence of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change on tropical cyclones
September 2023
A substantial number of studies have been published since the Ninth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-9) in 2018, improving our understanding of the effect of climate change on tropical...
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Recent advancements in aircraft and in situ observations of tropical cyclones
June 2023
Observations of tropical cyclones (TC) from aircraft and in situ platforms provide critical and unique information for analyzing and forecasting TC intensity, structure, track, and their associated...
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Forecasting tropical cyclone tornadoes and impacts: Report from IWTC-X
June 2023
This report synthesizes global tropical cyclone (TC) tornado research and operational practices to date. Tornadoes are one of the secondary (and lesser researched) hazards contributing to the devastation...
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Forecasting tropical cyclone wind hazards and impacts: Summary from the Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10)
June 2023
In this paper, we summarize findings from the Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10) subgroup on forecasting wind hazards and impacts. We found that new approaches to TC wind hazard...
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Advances in tropical cyclone prediction on subseasonal time scales during 2019–2022
June 2023
This review describes advances in understanding and forecasting tropical cyclone (TC) subseasonal variability during the past four years. A large effort by the scientific community has been in understanding...
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Forecasting tropical cyclone rainfall and flooding hazards and impacts
June 2023
This review summarizes the rapporteur report on advances in monitoring and forecasting of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones (TCs) and its impact during 2014–18, as presented to the 10th International...
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The world meteorological organization Tenth International Workshop on tropical cyclones (IWTC-10): A summary
March 2023
The Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10) occurred from 5 to 9 December 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. This workshop continued the goal of the original IWTC, held in 1985 in Bangkok,...
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Research advances on internal processes affecting tropical cyclone intensity change from 2018–2022
March 2023
This contribution summarizes the significant progress in a variety of topic areas related to internal tropical cyclone (TC) intensity change processes over 2018–2022 from the WMO Tenth International...
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Track forecast: Operational capability and new techniques - Summary from the Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10)
March 2023
In this paper, we summarize findings from the Tenth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-10) subgroup on operational track forecasting techniques and capability....
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