2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Tropical Cyclone Track, Structure and Intensity Changes at Landfall
Author : M. Mohapatra
Published in: Tropical Cyclone Activity over the North Indian Ocean
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Low pressure system | Maximum sustained surface winds (knots) | Number of closed isobars at interval of 2 hPa within 5° latitude/longitude square |
---|---|---|
Low pressure area | <17 | 1 |
Depression | 17–27 | 2 |
Deep depression | 28–33 | 3 |
Cyclonic storm | 34–47 | 4–7 |
Severe cyclonic storm (SCS) | 48–63 | 8–10 |
Very severe cyclonic storm (VSCS) | 64–89 | 11–25 |
Extremely severe cyclonic storm (ESCS) | 90–119 | 26–39 |
Super cyclonic storm (SuCS) | 120 and above | 40 or more |