A Genesis Potential Index for Tropical Cyclone by Using Oceanic Parameters

Lei Zhou, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Institute of Oceanography, Shanghai, China, Min Zhang, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, Dake Chen, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Hangzhou, China and Chunzai Wang, NOAA Miami, Miami, FL, United States