The typhoon-induced drying of the Maritime Continent.

Authors :: Scoccimarro E
Gualdi S
Bellucci A
Peano D
Cherchi A
Vecchi GA
Navarra A
Source :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2020 Feb 25; Vol. 117 (8), pp. 3983-3988. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 10.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The Maritime Continent plays a role in the global circulation pattern, due to the energy released by convective condensation over the region which influences the global atmospheric circulation. We demonstrate that tropical cyclones contribute to drying the Maritime Continent atmosphere, influencing the definition of the onset of the dry season. The process was investigated using observational data and reanalysis. Our findings were confirmed by numerical experiments using low- and high-resolution versions of the CMCC-CM2 General Circulation Model contributing to the HighResMIP CMIP6 effort.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1091-6490
Volume :: 117
Issue :: 8
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 32041878
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915364117