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Diagnostics of Upper Level Dynamics and Rainfall Asymmetry of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm MADI (2013)

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Intensity and structural changes of a Tropical Cyclone (TC) are known to be associated with environmental factors such as vertical wind shear (VWS), sea surface temperature (SST) etc. as well as TC specific factors such as its location, speed and direction of motion.

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The authors thank the Deputy Director General of Meteorology, Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai for providing facilities to undertake this study.

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Balachandran, S., Geetha, B. (2017). Diagnostics of Upper Level Dynamics and Rainfall Asymmetry of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm MADI (2013). In: Mohapatra, M., Bandyopadhyay, B., Rathore, L. (eds) Tropical Cyclone Activity over the North Indian Ocean. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40576-6_4

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