Arabian Sea tropical cyclones intensified by emissions of black carbon and other aerosols

Amato T. Evan (), James P. Kossin, Chul ‘Eddy’ Chung and V. Ramanathan
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Amato T. Evan: University of Virginia
James P. Kossin: NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center
Chul ‘Eddy’ Chung: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
V. Ramanathan: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego

Nature, 2011, vol. 479, issue 7371, 94-97

Abstract: Pollutants raise a storm Strong vertical wind shear can prevent the formation of tropical cyclones, even when ocean temperatures are otherwise warm enough to brew them up. Amato Evan et al. now show that increased emissions of black carbon, sulphates and other aerosols have altered the atmospheric circulation in the pre-monsoon season over the Arabian Sea, leading to decreased vertical wind shear. As a result, these anthropogenic emissions seem to have caused an increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the pre-monsoon season.

Date: 2011
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