The State of the Sea Surface and Rapid Intensification of Tropical Cyclones

Alexander Soloviev, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Dania Beach, FL, United States, Roger Lukas, Univ Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States, Breanna Vanderplow, NOAA Affiliate, Miami, United States, Brian K Haus, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami, FL, United States, David G Ortiz-Suslow, Naval Postgraduate School, Department of Meteorology, Monterey, CA, United States and Isaac Ginis, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States