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This article documents long-term characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) in the eastern Pacific Ocean from 1970 through 2009. This basin is relatively active during the summer and the presence of TCs may result in significant changes in atmospheric moisture and convective activity over populated areas along the west coast of Mexico. Because of its length and geographical location, the Baja California Peninsula received more than 30 landfalls during the period considered. To demonstrate their impact, four case studies from recent seasons were selected for further analysis. The analysis includes examination of TC position and intensity records, satellite imagery, meteorological gridded fields, and surface rainfall observations that are used to illustrate the evolution of these cyclones prior to and during landfall.
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This work was carried out with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) CRN II #2048, which was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF grant GEO-0452325), and support of the National Council on Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT grant 23448).
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Farfán, L.M. (2012). Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclones and Their Impact Over Western Mexico. In: Klapp, J., Cros, A., Velasco Fuentes, O., Stern, C., Rodriguez Meza, M. (eds) Experimental and Theoretical Advances in Fluid Dynamics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17958-7_9
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