The poleward migration of the location of tropical cyclone maximum intensity

James P. Kossin (), Kerry A. Emanuel and Gabriel A. Vecchi
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James P. Kossin: NOAA National Climatic Data Center, University of Wisconsin/CIMSS, 1225 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
Kerry A. Emanuel: Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gabriel A. Vecchi: NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Nature, 2014, vol. 509, issue 7500, 349-352

Abstract: Analysis of global historical data in the Northern and Southern hemispheres reveals a statistically significant, poleward migration of 1° per decade in the average latitude at which tropical cyclones have achieved their lifetime-maximum intensity over the past 30 years.

Date: 2014
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