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Observational and modelling studies suggest that subsurface ocean temperature plays a major part in tropical cyclone intensification1,2. In a recent Letter3 we reported that through the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) recharge–discharge mechanism, the subsurface heat of ENSO can directly affect intense tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific3,4. In the accompanying Comment5, Moon et al. questioned the robustness and relevance of our results.

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Figure 1: Relationships between heat content and tropical cyclone intensity in the northeast Pacific.

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  1. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, 96822, Hawaii, USA

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  2. ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, New South Wales, Australia

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  3. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan

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