Phase transitions between tropical, subtropical, and extratropical cyclones: A review from IWTC-10
Available online 30 November 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
Available online 30 November 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)
Available online 30 November 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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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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A review of recent advances (2018–2021) on tropical cyclone intensity change from operational perspectives, part 2: Forecasts by operational centers
March 2023
This paper summarizes the progress and activities of tropical cyclone (TC) operational forecast centers during the last four years (2018–2021). It is part II of the review on TC intensity change from...
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A review of recent advances (2018–2021) on tropical cyclone intensity change from operational perspectives, part 1: Dynamical model guidance
March 2023
This review summarizes the rapporteur report on tropical cyclone (TC) intensity change from the operational perspective, as presented to the 10th International Workshop on TCs (IWTC-10) held in Bali,...
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Application of high-level environmental field factor in TC's sudden recurvature process
December 2022
Using the 6-hourly reanalysis data of European Center ERA-Interim with horizontal resolution of 0.25° × 0.25° and hourly typhoon operational data provided by the CMA (China Meteorological Administration),...
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Understanding the impact of sustainable land-scape management practices on farm productivity under intensifying tropical cyclones: Evidence from Southern Malawi
December 2022
Southern Malawi is continuously affected by tropical cyclone-related floods (TCRFs), which have negative consequences on households' livelihoods, thereby displacing most households to neighbouring communities...
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Numerical tests for tropical cyclone track prediction by the global WRF model
December 2022
This work use the global WRF model containing quadruply nesting with which the highest resolution reached 10 km to simulate the typhoons landed on the coast of China in 2011. The model is driven by...
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Mapping the multi-hazards risk index for coastal block of Sundarban, India using AHP and machine learning algorithms
December 2022
Global climate change, climate extremes, and overuse of natural resources are all major contributors to the risk brought on by cyclones. In I West Bengal state of India, the Pathar Pratima Block frequently...
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Application of the rotating-convection paradigm for tropical cyclones to interpreting medicanes: An example
September 2022
The rotating-convection paradigm for tropical cyclone behaviour is shown to provide an attractive and consistent framework for interpreting the dynamics of formation and intensification of at least...
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Impact-based forecasting for improving the capacity of typhoon-related disaster risk reduction in typhoon committee region
September 2022
The two most common types of disasters caused by natural hazards in the Asia-Pacific region are floods and storms, many of them associated with typhoon (tropical cyclone) related impacts. To improve...
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Improvement of displacement error of rainfall and wind field forecast associated with landfalling tropical cyclone AMPHAN
September 2022
Spatial distribution of rainfall and wind speed forecast errors associated with landfalling tropical cyclones (TC) occur significantly due to incorrect location forecast by numerical models. Two major...
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