Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A
(Monthly)

2006   Vol. 7   No. 11   p. 1923-1927

Influence of climatic warming in the Southern and Northern Hemisphere on the tropical cyclone over the western North Pacific Ocean

TIAN Rong-xiang^†, WENG Huan-xin

(Department of Earth Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)
^†E-mail: trx@zju.edu.cn
Received Dec. 1, 2005 revision accepted July 9, 2006

Abstract: Based on analyzing the surface air temperature series in the Southern and Northern Hemisphere and the tropical cyclone (TC) over the western North Pacific Ocean, the relationships between climatic warming and the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclone are investigated. The results showed that with the climatic warming in both hemispheres, the frequency of the tropical cyclone over the western North Pacific Ocean reduces and its intensity weakens simultaneously. A possible explanation might be that the cold air invasion from the Southern Hemisphere weakens due to global warming.

Key words: Climatic warming, Southern and Northern Hemisphere, Western North Pacific Ocean, Tropical cyclone (TC)
doi:10.1631/jzus.2006.A1923             CLC number: P7

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