Cyclone<i>Shaheen</i>: the exceptional tropical cyclone of October 2021 in the Gulf of Oman
James P. Terry, Amna Al Ruheili, Robert Boldi, Gennady Gienko, Henrik Ståhl
Abstract
Early October 2021 saw Cyclone Shaheen track westward across the far northern Arabian Sea, penetrate the Gulf of Oman and strike the northeast Oman coastline – the first storm to make such a unique landfall in more than 130 years. This paper describes how the unusual cyclogenesis location, favourable initial trajectory and steering, conducive environmental conditions and anomalously warm sea-surface temperatures were the main influences responsible for Shaheen's extraordinary genesis, intensification and remarkable geographical landfall.
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Tropical cycloneLandfallClimatologyCyclogenesisStormCyclone (programming language)OceanographyGeographyGeologyField-programmable gate arrayComputer hardwareComputer scienceTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchClimate variability and modelsFlood Risk Assessment and Management