Recent global decrease in the inner-core rain rate of tropical cyclones

Shifei Tu; Jianjun Xu; Johnny C. L. Chan; Kian Huang; Feng Xu; Long S. Chiu

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22304-y

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Recent global decrease in the inner-core rain rate of tropical cyclones

Shifei Tu,
Jianjun Xu,
Johnny C. L. Chan,
Kian Huang,
Feng Xu,
Long S. Chiu

Affiliations

Shifei Tu: South China Sea Institute of Marine Meteorology & College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University
Jianjun Xu: South China Sea Institute of Marine Meteorology & College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University
Johnny C. L. Chan: School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong
Kian Huang: South China Sea Institute of Marine Meteorology & College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University
Feng Xu: South China Sea Institute of Marine Meteorology & College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University
Long S. Chiu: Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22304-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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How the rainfall intensity of tropical cyclones changes with climate change is not well known. Here, the authors show that while the rain rate in the outer region of TCs is clearly increasing between 1999 and 2018, it decreases significantly in the inner-core of TCs during 1999-2018.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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