Satellite salinity observing system: Recent discoveries and the way forward

N Vinogradova, T Lee, J Boutin, K Drushka… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Advances in L-band microwave satellite radiometry in the past decade, pioneered by ESA's
SMOS and NASA's Aquarius and SMAP missions, have demonstrated an unprecedented …

The tropical Atlantic observing system

GR Foltz, P Brandt, I Richter… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The tropical Atlantic is home to multiple coupled climate variations covering a wide range of
timescales and impacting societally relevant phenomena such as continental rainfall …

State of the Climate in 2019

J Blunden, DS Arndt - Bulletin of the American Meteorological …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
State of the Climate in 2019 in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 101
Issue 8 (2020) Jump to Content Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo JOURNALS Artificial …

Global warming-induced upper-ocean freshening and the intensification of super typhoons

K Balaguru, GR Foltz, LR Leung, KA Emanuel - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Super typhoons (STYs), intense tropical cyclones of the western North Pacific, rank among
the most destructive natural hazards globally. The violent winds of these storms induce deep …

The North Equatorial Current and rapid intensification of super typhoons

SK Kang, SH Kim, II Lin, YH Park, Y Choi, I Ginis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which traversed the North Equatorial Current (NEC; 8–
17° N) in the western North Pacific in 2018, was the most intense Category-5 tropical …

Pronounced impact of salinity on rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones

K Balaguru, GR Foltz, LR Leung… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Tropical cyclone (TC) rapid intensification (RI) is difficult to predict and poses a formidable
threat to coastal populations. A warm upper ocean is well known to favor RI, but the role of …

Marine heatwave as a supercharger for the strongest typhoon in the East China Sea

IF Pun, HH Hsu, IJ Moon, II Lin, JY Jeong - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Due to the cold water temperatures, the East China Sea (ECS) is usually unfavorable for
typhoon development. Recently, in a rare event, Typhoon Bavi (2020) reached major …

Tropical cyclones and climate change

KJE Walsh, SJ Camargo, TR Knutson, J Kossin… - … Cyclone Research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Eighth International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC-8), held in
December 2014, progress has been made in our understanding of the relationship between …

Compounding impact of severe weather events fuels marine heatwave in the coastal ocean

B Dzwonkowski, J Coogan, S Fournier… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Exposure to extreme events is a major concern in coastal regions where growing human
populations and stressed natural ecosystems are at significant risk to such phenomena …

Soil moisture and sea surface salinity derived from satellite-borne sensors

J Boutin, S Yueh, R Bindlish, S Chan, D Entekhabi… - Surveys in …, 2023 - Springer
The monitoring of soil moisture and sea surface salinity over the Earth has been profoundly
enhanced during the last thirteen years due to a new generation of satellite sensors. L-band …