Abstract
Tropical cyclogenesis is the least understood phase of the tropical cyclone life cycle. This article provides an overview of the necessary large-scale conditions for tropical cyclone formation, the climatology and seasonality of tropical cyclone formation over different oceanic basins, as well as the theories and predictability of tropical cyclone formation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 57-64 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123822260 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123822253 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Tropical cyclone formation
- Tropical cyclone frequency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy