Tran, Thao LinhPrinsley, RoslynRosenfeld, DanielCleugh, HelenFan, Jiwen2025-05-232025-05-230169-8095ORCID:/0000-0003-4379-7008/work/183508752ORCID:/0000-0003-2539-175X/work/183511116http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85209246609&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733750644Tropical cyclogenesis is a complex phenomenon, involving processes across multiple scales, with various theories proposed to explain its mechanisms. This paper provides an up-to-date summary of the established physical mechanisms and controlling factors of cyclogenesis. Understanding the nature of tropical cyclone formation is necessary to improve tropical cyclone forecasts and inform tropical cyclone mitigation strategies targeting early-stage intervention. Despite the disparities among theories, the critical role of persistent, intensified convection in tropical cyclone initiation is universally acknowledged. Therefore, our hypothesis is that interrupting convective development using aerosol injection is a potential strategy for mitigating tropical cyclone formation. Targetted injection of coarse and fine aerosols at the formation stage are two proposed potential approaches for mitigating tropical cyclones. These methods have completely different microphysical effects but each may ultimately interfere with the formation of the nascent cyclone. These potential interventions open new areas of further research, which are important and necessary to establish a solid scientific foundation for cyclogenesis mitigation.JF's effort was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy , Office of Science , Office of Biological and Environmental Research program as part of the Regional and Global Model Analysis and Multi-Sector Dynamics program areas (Award Number DE-SC0016605). Argonne National Laboratory is operated for the DOE by UChicago Argonne, LLC, under contract DE-AC02-06CH11357.en© 2024 The Author(s)Aerosol injectionConvectionCyclogenesis mechanismsCyclogenesis mitigationTropical cyclone formationTropical cyclone interventionCan we mitigate tropical cyclone formation using aerosols? A review of cyclogenesis and aerosol effects as a theoretical basis202510.1016/j.atmosres.2024.10777985209246609