Tropical Cyclones of the Eastern North Pacific Basin, 1949-2006. Historical Climatology Series 6-5

摘要

This book is a compilation of facts, figures and tracks for tropical cyclones of the eastern North Pacific basin between 1949 and 2006. The eastern North Pacific basin is defined as the Pacific Ocean area north of the equator bounded by 140 degrees W and the west coast of the Americas. Over the 58-year period of record, a total of 769 tropical cyclones of tropical storm strength or greater have been documented; an average of about 13 systems per year. The formation of these storms, and possible intensification into mature hurricanes, takes place over warm tropical waters. Eventual dissipation, averaging less than a week later, typically occurs over the colder waters of the eastern North Pacific, or when the storms move over land and away from the sustaining marine environment.