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Title: Post-Ockhi, scientists working on new model for better prediction of intensity of cyclones
Source:Mint
Date:4 October 2018
Ever since cyclone Ockhi ravaged parts of the southern coast in December 2017, scientists have been focusing on atmosphere-ocean coupling to predict the intensity of cyclones. Considered one of the most intense tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea, Ockhi had intensified within a short span. “The low pressure became a depression and intensified into a cyclone within a few hours. May be the heat potential in the region was vast, which made it develop faster than the forcing that comes with earth’s rotation. This is what we are focusing on,” said Dr S.C. Shenoi, director at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad.
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