Crucial Role of Subsurface Temperature and Coastal Ocean Circulation in Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification as Revealed by 27 Years of Moored Observations

Siria Munoz Navarro1, Yonggang Liu2, Robert H Weisberg2 and Jason Law3, (1)University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St Petersburg, United States, (2)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, United States, (3)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, United States