The influence of sea surface temperature on the intensity and associated storm surge of tropical cyclone Yasi: a sensitivity study

Lavender, Sally L.; Hoeke, Ron K.; Abbs, Deborah J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-795-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-795-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-795-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

Research article

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09 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 09 Mar 2018

The influence of sea surface temperature on the intensity and associated storm surge of tropical cyclone Yasi: a sensitivity study

Sally L. Lavender, Ron K. Hoeke, and Deborah J. Abbs

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Final revised paper (published on 09 Mar 2018)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review comments for manuscript', Craig Arthur, 22 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Response to RC1', Sally Lavender, 30 Jan 2018
RC2: 'The influence of sea surface temperature on the intensity and associated storm surge of tropical cyclone Yasi: A sensitivity study', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Response to RC2', Sally Lavender, 30 Jan 2018

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Jan 2018) by Vassiliki Kotroni

AR by Sally Lavender on behalf of the Authors (06 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (12 Feb 2018) by Vassiliki Kotroni

AR by Sally Lavender on behalf of the Authors (13 Feb 2018)

Short summary

This study analyses the influence of sea surface temperature (SST) on the track and intensity of tropical cyclone (TC) Yasi and the associated precipitation and storm surge. A set of regional climate model simulations with SST anomalies varying from +4 to −4 °C are analysed and used to force a storm surge model. Increases in SST lead to an increase in the potential destructiveness of the TC (intensity, rainfall and storm surge), although this relationship is not linear.