UDC 551.526.6: 551.515.23(263)"1966.08+1968.08" An Apparent Relationship Between the Sea-Surface Temperature of the Tropical Atlantic and the Development of African Disturbances Into Tropical Storms
An analysis of sea-surface temperatures over the tropical Atlantic for the past 5 yr shows a correlation between the number of tropical storms formed between July 10 and September 20 and the ocean temperatures over a wide area centered near 10"N and 35OW. In a recent article by Carlson (1969) i...
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.408.8353 http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/099/mwr-099-04-0309.pdf |
| Summary: | An analysis of sea-surface temperatures over the tropical Atlantic for the past 5 yr shows a correlation between the number of tropical storms formed between July 10 and September 20 and the ocean temperatures over a wide area centered near 10"N and 35OW. In a recent article by Carlson (1969) it was suggested that the frequency of tropical storm formation from African disturbances is dependent upon the sea-surface temperatures over the tropical Atlantic west of the African Continent. Evidence in support of this included a comparison of the August 1968 sea-surface temperatures over the tropical North Atlantic with those of August 1966. The earlier year was one in which several African disturbances developed into tropical storms, whereas 1968 was a notably inactive hurricane season. In the more active season, the August sea temperatures mere 1 " to |
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