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Comparaci\'on de las variables f\'isicas que influyen en la r\'apida intensificaci\'on de los ciclones tropicales del Oc\'eano Pac\'ifico nororiental durante el periodo 1970-2018

Authors :
López-Reyes, Mauricio
Meulenert, Ángel
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The study of the rapid intensification process of Tropical Cyclones (TCs) is a current, yet lacking research topic in Mexico, where thermal and dynamic factors at the microscale and mesoscale fundamentally intervene. Due to the little improvement in the TC intensity, forecasting models and the importance of understanding and predicting their evolution, an investigation was under-taken of the factors that influence the process of rapid intensification, and in general, the intensi-fication of TCs in the Mexican Pacific Ocean, specifically in the western zone that includes states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and north of Michoac\'an. The parameters studied were, sea surface temperature (SST), mixing layer depth (MLD), as well as, wind shear (WS). Through a selection process of TCs that met the definition of Rapid In-tensification (RI), the aforementioned parameters were processed and analyzed, which allowed identification of the threshold values that favor the rapid intensification process. The anomalies of + 7,6 % in SST and + 57 % in MLD stand out. Although the wind shear values were not low, a dominance in the thermal factors SST and MLD was observed during the RI process.<br />Comment: in Spanish language

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2409.13841
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.30827/cuadgeo.v60i2.15474