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Possible relationship between western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity and Arctic Oscillation

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This study found that Arctic Oscillation (AO) has a significant influence on tropical cyclone (TC) activities in the western North Pacific during the boreal summer (July, August, and September). During low- (high-) AO years, more TCs formed over east (west) of 150° E, recurved in the east (west), and passed over the midlatitudes (southeast Asian region), including Korea and Japan (South China Sea and south China), compared to the high- (low-) AO years. In particular, the TC passage frequency difference between the two periods showed a dipole-like pattern between the regions of Southeast and Northeast Asia. The differences between these two periods were caused by a stronger anticyclonic circulation located around Korea and Japan during high-AO years. This circulation played a significant role in blocking the movement of TCs toward Korea and Japan during high-AO years. Instead, TCs moved westward toward the SCS and southern China along the easterly and southeasterly steering flow of this anticyclonic circulation. As a result, TC lifetime and intensity were shorter and weaker during high-AO years.

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This work was funded by the Korea Meteorological Administration Research and Development Program under Grant CATER 2006–2306.

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Choi, KS., Byun, HR. Possible relationship between western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity and Arctic Oscillation. Theor Appl Climatol 100, 261–274 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-009-0187-9

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