Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Poleward migration of western North Pacific tropical cyclones related to changes in cyclone seasonality

  • Xiangbo Feng,
  • Nicholas P. Klingaman,
  • Kevin I. Hodges

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26369-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific have shifted north in recent decades, but the reasons for this are not well understood. Here, the authors show that this is caused by changes in the seasonality of tropical cyclones and is mainly driven by fewer late-season storms.