Fig' 1' NOAAs Accumulated Cyclone Energy ACE index expressed as percent of the 19512000 median value

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Fig. 1. NOAAs Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE)
index expressed as percent of the 1951-2000
median value (87.5 x 104 kt2). ACE is a wind
energy index, calculated by summing the squares
of the 6-hourly maximum sustained wind speed in
knots (Vmax2) for all periods while the system is
a tropical storm, subtropical storm, or
hurricane. Pink, yellow, and blue shading
indicates NOAAs classifications for above-,
near-, and below-normal seasons, respectively.
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Fig. 2. August-October 2007 200-hPa heights
(contours, m), height anomalies (shaded), and
vector winds (m s-1). Thick solid line indicates
the upper-level trough axis. Green box denotes
the Main Development Region (MDR). Anomalies are
departures from the 1971-2000 period monthly
means.
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Fig. 3. Left panels (a, c) show the anomalous
200-850 hPa vertical wind shear strength (m s-1)
and vectors during (a) August and (c) September
2007. Red (blue) shading indicates below-average
(above average) strength. Right panels (b, d)
show the total 200-hPa streamlines and anomalous
500-hPa vertical motion (shaded) during (b)
August and (d) September 2007. Red (blue)
indicates anomalous ascent (descent). Green box
denotes the Main Development Region (MDR).
Anomalies are departures from the 1971-2000
period monthly means.
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Fig. 5. August-October 2007 200-850 hPa vertical
wind shear magnitude (m s-1) and vectors (a)
total and (b) anomalies. In (a), red shading
indicates areas with vertical wind shear below 8
ms-1. In (b), red (blue) shading indicates below-
(above-) average strength of the vertical shear.
Green box denotes the Main Development Region
(MDR). Vector scale is shown at bottom right.
Anomalies are departures from the 1971-2000
period monthly means.
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Fig. 6. (a) Sea-surface temperature (SST)
anomalies (C) during August-October 2007. Panel
(b) shows consecutive ASO values of SST anomalies
in the MDR. Red line shows the corresponding
5-yr running mean. Green box in (a) denotes the
Main Development Region (MDR). Anomalies are
departures from the 1971-2000 period monthly
means.
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