Cyclone Shaheen: the exceptional tropical cyclone of October 2021 in the Gulf of Oman
Cyclone Shaheen : le cyclone tropical exceptionnel d'octobre 2021 dans le golfe d'Oman
Terry, James ; Al Ruheili, Amna ; Boldi, Robert ; Gienko, Gennady ; Stahl, Henrik
Année de publication
2022
Early October 2021 saw Cyclone Shaheen track westward across the far northern Arabian Sea, penetrate the Gulf of Oman and strike the northeast Oman coastline - the first storm to make such a unique landfall in more than 130 years. This paper describes how the unusual cyclogenesis location, favourable initial trajectory and steering, conducive environmental conditions and anomalously warm sea-surface temperatures were the main influences responsible for Shaheen's extraordinary genesis, intensification and remarkable geographical landfall.</p>
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