The Effects on a Tropical Cyclone of Cooler Surface Waters Due to Upwelling and Mixing Produced by a Prior Tropical Cyclone

Abstract

Abstract Typhoons of the western North Pacific Ocean are examined to determine the effects on tropical cyclones of cooler surface waters due to upwelling and mixing produced by a prior tropical cyclone. The results show that both the movement and the intensity of a tropical cyclone may be affected by the cooler water left in the wake of a prior storm.