Abstract: quaplanet simulations for a given sea surface temperature (SST) are conducted to elucidate possible roles of transient variability in the Hadley circulation and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Their roles are ...

Abstract: he relationship between the interannual variations of the activity of convectively coupled equatorial waves and seasonal mean precipitation in the tropical western to central Pacific Ocean is investigated. It is found that ...

Abstract: Satellite-derived brightness temperature has been used to estimate tropical precipitation. Ricciardulli and Garcia applied it to quantify forcing of atmospheric waves that are excited by tropical cumulus convection and ...

Abstract: t has been revealed that in summertime, precipitation is enhanced to the south of the upper-level tropopausal potential vorticity contours, which are accompanied by instantaneous jets, over the eastern coastal region of ...

Abstract: The interaction between convectively excited waves and the mean zonal wind in the equatorial lower stratosphere is investigated with a simplified general circulation model (GCM). The model has T42 truncation, and the ...

Abstract: AbstractStrong vertical wind shear produces asymmetries in the eyewall structure of a tropical cyclone (TC) and is generally a hostile environment for TC intensification. Typhoon Noul (2015), however, reintensified and ...