Are strong cyclones “born” different?

By | 2025年11月17日
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A paper on the early-stage environments of extratropical cyclones has been published in Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere (SOLA).

Ogawa, T., A. Kuwano-Yoshida, and M. Konda, 2025: Environmental conditions in the early stage of cold- season cyclones formed in the west of Japanese Islands. SOLA, 21, 475−482, doi:10.2151/sola.2025-057.

Comparison of environments between the strong and weak cyclones at the time of cyclone formation. The circles show the cyclone centers. Strong cyclones are characterized by anticyclonic southerly winds and consequent warm and moist environments over the formation area. Adapted from Figure 3 in Ogawa et al. (2025).