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Identification of clusters in tropical cyclone tracks of North Indian Ocean

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  • Mukta Paliwal
  • Anand Patwardhan

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Tropical cyclones are a key climate-related hazard in South Asia. Assessment of the risk of cyclone impacts requires a comprehensive characterization of historical cyclone climatology. This study analyzes the tracks of tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean. Based on their spatial characteristics, cyclone tracks appear to be grouped into five well-defined clusters. These clusters correspond to distinct regions of cyclonic activity and exhibit differences in characteristics such as genesis location, probability of landfall, duration, and maximum intensity. Some of the identified clusters appear particularly important with regard to impacts because events in these clusters have greater landfall probability and are more intense. The clustering approach is likely to provide useful insights for the characterization of cyclone risk. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013

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  • Mukta Paliwal & Anand Patwardhan, 2013. "Identification of clusters in tropical cyclone tracks of North Indian Ocean," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 68(2), pages 645-656, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:68:y:2013:i:2:p:645-656
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0641-y
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