Tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea in the pre-monsoon season (May–June) have intensified since 1997 owing to significant reductions in storm-ambient vertical wind shear (VWS) in the troposphere; these reductions have decreased on average by about 3 m s−1 from the pre-1997 epoch (1979–1997) to the recent epoch (1998–2010)1. The authors attribute the reduction of pre-monsoon VWS to the dimming effects of increased anthropogenic black carbon and sulphate emissions.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/intensified-arabian-sea-tropical-storms
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bin-wang
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shibin-xu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/liguang-wu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arabian-sea
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate
