Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season

Arabian Sea (AS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB) cyclones around the Indian subcontinent cause widespread floods and other natural hazards. There is no single convincing answer to this puzzle in the era of global warming. The warming of the western and central Indian Ocean is one of the few prominent featur...

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Main Authors: Prabodha Kumar Pradhan, Vinay Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Lokesh Kumar Pandey, Nagarjuna Rao Dabbugottu
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0494/4/2/8
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description Arabian Sea (AS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB) cyclones around the Indian subcontinent cause widespread floods and other natural hazards. There is no single convincing answer to this puzzle in the era of global warming. The warming of the western and central Indian Ocean is one of the few prominent features of local warming. The availability of moisture in the atmosphere in the last decade is an important factor in the rapid intensification and strengthening of tropical cyclones (TCs) before landfall. Essentially, the AS basin has shown an upward trend in the number and intensity of very severe cyclones during the period of 2009–2019. The decadal variation (1991–2001, 2002–2011, and 2012–2021) in SST, vorticity, wind shear, and moisture is primarily responsible for the genesis and intensification of cyclones during the post-monsoon season (October–November–December) over the AS. The results showed that slight changes in wind conditions, such as increased wind shear and the northward shift of the Asian Jet Stream over the region, facilitate TC formation.
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spelling doaj-art-48e7efaf1ac74b28bb463238d6b7c7e42025-08-20T02:21:10ZengMDPI AGMeteorology2674-04942025-03-0142810.3390/meteorology4020008Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon SeasonPrabodha Kumar Pradhan0Vinay Kumar1Akhilesh Kumar Mishra2Lokesh Kumar Pandey3Nagarjuna Rao Dabbugottu4National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Noida 201309, IndiaDepartment of Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science and Physics, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USANational Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Noida 201309, IndiaNational Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Noida 201309, IndiaNational Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Noida 201309, IndiaArabian Sea (AS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB) cyclones around the Indian subcontinent cause widespread floods and other natural hazards. There is no single convincing answer to this puzzle in the era of global warming. The warming of the western and central Indian Ocean is one of the few prominent features of local warming. The availability of moisture in the atmosphere in the last decade is an important factor in the rapid intensification and strengthening of tropical cyclones (TCs) before landfall. Essentially, the AS basin has shown an upward trend in the number and intensity of very severe cyclones during the period of 2009–2019. The decadal variation (1991–2001, 2002–2011, and 2012–2021) in SST, vorticity, wind shear, and moisture is primarily responsible for the genesis and intensification of cyclones during the post-monsoon season (October–November–December) over the AS. The results showed that slight changes in wind conditions, such as increased wind shear and the northward shift of the Asian Jet Stream over the region, facilitate TC formation.https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0494/4/2/8Bay of Bengaltropical cyclonepost-monsoon seasonclimate changeArabian Sea
spellingShingle Prabodha Kumar Pradhan
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Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season
Meteorology
Bay of Bengal
tropical cyclone
post-monsoon season
climate change
Arabian Sea
title Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season
title_full Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season
title_fullStr Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season
title_full_unstemmed Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season
title_short Decadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis Factors over the Arabian Sea During Post-Monsoon Season
title_sort decadal variability of tropical cyclone genesis factors over the arabian sea during post monsoon season
topic Bay of Bengal
tropical cyclone
post-monsoon season
climate change
Arabian Sea
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