A review of cyclone track shifts over the Great Lakes of North America: implications for storm surges

Tew-Fik Mahdi (), Gaurav Jain, Shay Patel and Aman Kaur Sidhu
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Tew-Fik Mahdi: Polytechnique Montreal
Gaurav Jain: Biomedical Science, University of Ottawa, Gendron Hall
Shay Patel: Blyth Academy
Aman Kaur Sidhu: Accounting, University of Ottawa, Tabaret Hall

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2019, vol. 98, issue 1, No 9, 119-135

Abstract: Abstract Cyclone tracks over the Great Lakes of North America shift, both East–West as well as North–South. The reasons for the shifts are various small-scale as well as large-scale processes associated with the general circulation of the atmosphere. The East–West shift has an approximate periodicity of 10 years, while the North–South shift occurs roughly with a periodicity of 20 years. The East–West shift is more important than the North–South shift. The amount of shift could be as much as a few hundred kilometers. The implication of these shifts for storm surges in the Great Lakes is considered.

Keywords: Storm surges; Cyclone tracks shift; Great Lakes of North America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-018-3429-2

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