Sentences with phrase «total number of tropical cyclones»

This is because in the latter part of the time series there is a decrease in the total number of tropical cyclones, largely owing to a large multidecadal cyclone in the WPAC (which comprises 40 % of the global tropical cyclones), see Fig 3 in Webster et al..

According to the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the wind speed and rainfall rates in tropical cyclones are projected to increase during the 21st century, even while the total number of tropical cyclones remains nearly steady, or even decreases.

Looking at data from 1855 through 2005, Webster and Holland found that the total number of tropical cyclones per year doubled in that time, from an average of six at the beginning of last century to 14 over the past decade.

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The total number of typhoons might actually go up a bit because of the promotion of some tropical storms to typhoons, but of course the distinction between these classes of cyclone is arbitrary.

-- Tropical cyclones near average overall / Historic Super Typhoon: The number of tropical cyclones during 2013 was slightly above average, with a total of 94 storms, in comparison to the 1981 - 2010 averagTropical cyclones near average overall / Historic Super Typhoon: The number of tropical cyclones during 2013 was slightly above average, with a total of 94 storms, in comparison to the 1981 - 2010 averagtropical cyclones during 2013 was slightly above average, with a total of 94 storms, in comparison to the 1981 - 2010 average of 89.

There is no appreciable long - term variation of the total number of tropical storm strength cyclones observed in the north Indian, south - west Indian and south - west Pacific Oceans east of 160 ° E. (Neumann, 1993; Lander and Guard, 1998).