Characteristics and trends of Atlantic tropical cyclones that do and do not develop from African easterly waves
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DOI: 10.1002/qj.4850
Abstract: Atlantic tropical cyclones (TCs) are known to develop from African easterly waves (AEWs) that propagate across North Africa and out over the Atlantic Ocean. The relationship between AEWs and TCs has been the subject of… read more here.
Keywords: aew origins; tcs; tcs without; atlantic tropical ... See more keywords
Drivers of Atlantic Tropical Cyclogenesis: African Easterly Waves and the Environment
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DOI: 10.1029/2024gl112002
Abstract: Tropical cyclone (TC) genesis requires favorable environmental conditions and an initial disturbance, which, in the North Atlantic, is often an African easterly wave (AEW). Although studies have examined how AEWs and the environment affect TC… read more here.
Keywords: aew origins; environment; aew strength; tcs aew ... See more keywords