Talk:Tropical cyclogenesis

Per comments made to the extratropical cyclone article, I realized that the global TS/HU/IH stats were not listed anywhere in this article. Now they are. Thegreatdr 23:18, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As part of the

Needs inline citations:

1. "Although the formation of tropical cyclones is the topic of extensive ongoing research and is still not fully understood, there are six main requirements for tropical cyclogenesis: sufficiently warm sea surface temperatures, atmospheric instability, high humidity in the lower to middle levels of the troposphere, enough Coriolis force to develop a low pressure center, a preexisting low level focus or disturbance, and low vertical wind shear." This is the basis for the entire article, and it would be beneficial to see an inline citation documenting who stated this. Done Thegreatdr (talk) 19:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
2. "Cyclone Agni would come within a mere 40 miles from the Equator in 2004." On the actual article about the cyclone, it mentions fifty miles, so it would be best to add a citation for both of the articles. Done Thegreatdr (talk) 20:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other issues:

1. This isn't required for GA, but I tagged a few images to be moved to Wikimedia Commons. If you have an account, consider moving the images over.
2. Consider expanding the lead some to better summarize the article.
3. If possible, see if some of the sections can be merged in "Unusual areas of formation". There are too many subsections for the amount of content and would benefit from merging the information together, perhaps by larger regions. Done Thegreatdr (talk) 19:32, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article covers the topic well and if the above issues are addressed, I believe the article can remain a GA. I will leave the article on hold for seven days, but if progress is being made and an extension is needed, one may be given. I will leave messages on the talk pages of the main contributors to the article along with related WikiProjects so that the workload can be shared. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 01:18, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Added an important line to the lead as well. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Sweeps Review: Pass

I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a

--Rich Rostrom (Talk) 23:28, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We have a section concerning the six criteria needed for tropical cyclone development. Sometimes the process is not straightforward, and there are different ways that genesis could occur. I wish it were as simple as you suggest. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:52, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The lead of the article had been shortened too much. I added more information to it. Remember that the lead of a wikipedia article is supposed to be a general summation of what lies below. In other words, an article summary. Thegreatdr (talk) 20:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agni holds no record about being the closest system to develop near the equator - The IMD BT shows that it developed nr 1.5N 66.0E and moved up.Jason Rees (talk) 18:50, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do see a contradiction.
"Although El Niño does not impact the number of tropical cyclones in the Western North Pacific, El Niño shifts their formation, as cyclones form farther to the east than normal. Near the International Date Line on both sides of the equator, there is a net increase in tropical cyclone development during El Niño."

Simply put, the article is saying "El Nino doesn't impact the number of TC's in WPAC, there is an increase in TC's in the Pacific (including the WPAC)". Makes no sense. atomic7732 23:16, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think that what it is saying is that El Niño shifts formation of storms in the WPAC towards the CPAC and EPAC, but that overall, those storms end up in the WPAC anyways, so the number of storms that circulate in the WPAC remains constant.

cool stuff) 00:56, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply

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Still needs re-wording then. atomic7732 01:24, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There that's alot better. atomic7732 03:05, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But this is not true, storms that form in the CPAC and EPAC rarely make it all the way to the WPAC. In fact I'm pretty sure there isnot one documented instance of an EPAC storm traversing the entire Pacific Ocean to the WPAC, so I am still confused.

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My mistake, I should have read the article as-is first, and it makes sense to me.

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