Abstract
Defining the frequency of near-shore tropical cyclone activity in the eastern North Pacific from historical surface observations (1921–2005)
Department of Atmospheric Science, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Department of Atmospheric Science, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Department of Atmospheric Science, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Due in part to limited historical observations, the long-term variability of tropical cyclone (TC) activity in the eastern North Pacific has received little research attention. This paper outlines features of a long-term (1921–2005) data set of TC frequency defined in a manner consistent with the quality and availability of historical surface observations. Simple analyses of the data set point to nonrandom behavior in the TC series and suggest that long period variability is an important component of TC activity.
Received 1 November 2007; accepted 13 December 2007; published 15 February 2008.
Citation: (2008), Defining the frequency of near-shore tropical cyclone activity in the eastern North Pacific from historical surface observations (1921–2005), Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L03706, doi:10.1029/2007GL032546.
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