Prediction of annual tropical cyclone activity over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1011-1019 |
| Journal / Publication | International Journal of Climatology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
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This study investigates the relationship between the spatial distribution of sea-surface temperature (SST) and the annual tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea. Monthly distributions of SST are represented by a set of empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs). The prinicpal components (PCs) of the monthly SST associated with these EOFs are then correlated statistically with the annual number of TCs occurring over (i) the western North Pacific, and (ii) the South China Sea using a forward stepwise linear multiple regression scheme. It is found that four PCs of the monthly SST distribution together explain 89% of the total variance of the anual number of TCs over the western North Pacific. -from Author
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Prediction of annual tropical cyclone activity over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea. / Chan, J. C L.
In: International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 15, No. 9, 1995, p. 1011-1019.
In: International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 15, No. 9, 1995, p. 1011-1019.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
