Aerosol Effects on Microstructure and Intensity of Tropical Cyclones

2012160 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Daniel Rosenfeld · Hebrew University of Jerusalem

William L. Woodley

А. Хаин · Hebrew University of Jerusalem

William R. Cotton

G. G. Carrió

Isaac Ginis · University of Rhode Island

Joseph Golden · CoorsTek (United States)

Abstract

Because dust and pollution redistribute the latent heating through precipitation processes in a way that weakens tropical cyclones, incorporating these effects in models may improve prediction of storm intensities.

Topics & Keywords

Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volume 93, Issue 7, pp. 987-1001

DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-11-00147.1

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