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Class #7: Monday, September 13, 2010 Hurricanes Chapter 15 1Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Review for test #1 Chapter 2, pp. 30-49 Chapter 3, pp. 58-64; 73-75 Chapter 7, p. 174 Chapter 9, pp. 224-5; 232-4, 238-44 Chapter 10, pp. 260-266; 268 Chapter 15, pp. 412-436 Chapter 17, pp. 470-483 Class #7, Monday. September 13, 20102
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Fig. 15-CO, p. 410 3Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Tropical Weather Noon sun is always high, seasonal temperature changes small Daily heating and humidity = cumulus clouds and afternoon thunderstorms Non-squall clusters, tropical squall line, tropical wave Seasons defined by precipitation (higher sun season/ITCZ) as opposed to temperature 4Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Anatomy of a Hurricane Intense storm of tropical origin with winds greater than 64kts; typhoon (N. Western Pacific), cyclone (Indian Ocean), tropical cyclone (Aust.) Eye, center, break in clouds, sinking air, lowest p Eye wall, intense thunderstorms, upward motion Spiral rain bands, principal rain band to northeast Anticyclonic divergence aloft over the storm Latent heat comes from ocean surface evaporation in strong winds, warm Temperatures 6Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-2, p. 413 7Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-3, p. 414 8Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Stepped Art Fig. 15-3, p. 414 9Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Stepped Art Fig. 15-3, p. 414 10Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Stepped Art Fig. 15-3, p. 414 11Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-4, p. 415 12Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-5, p. 415 13Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-6, p. 415 14Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Hurricane Formation and Dissipation The Right Environment Tropical waters with light wind, high humidity 26.5°C sea surface temperatures (June-November) Surface convergence trigger (tropical wave) Coriolis effect: 5-20º latitude Weak vertical wind shear, weak winds aloft The Developing Storm Cluster of thunderstorms around a rotating low pressure center Release of latent heat, divergence aloft 15Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Hurricane Formation and Dissipation The Storm Dies Out – Cold water, land Hurricane Stages of Development – Tropical Disturbance – Tropical Depression (22-34kts) – Tropical Storm (35-64kts) – Hurricane (> 65kts) 19Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 1, p. 419 21Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Hurricane Formation and Dissipation Topic: Hurricanes and Mid-latitude Storms Hurricane warm core low Mid-latitude cold-core low Arctic hurricanes Hurricane + upper level trough = mid-latitude cyclone Hurricane movement General track: west, northwest, northeast Much variation 22Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Stepped Art Fig. 15-12, p. 421 25Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-14, p. 422 27Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Naming Hurricane and Tropical Storms Process has changed over the years: – Latitude and longitude – Letters of the alphabet – Alphabetical female names – Alphabetical, alternating female and male names – Retirement (Katrina, Camille) 28Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Devastating Wind, Storm Surge, and Flooding Highest winds on the eastern side of storm (wind + speed of storm) Swell Storm surge on north side of storm (tide) Coastal flooding River flooding Hurricane spawned tornadoes Saffir-Simpson scale – 1 weakest, 5 strongest 29Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Table 15-1a, p. 423 31Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Table 15-1b, p. 423 32Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-3, p. 414 34Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 2, p. 425 36Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 3, p. 425 37Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Some Notable Storms Camille 1969 Hugo 1989 Andrew 1992 Ivan 2004 Katrina 2005 39Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Some Notable Storms Observation: Atlantic Hurricanes 2004-2005 Abnormally warm ocean water and weak vertical sheer allowed for high frequency of hurricanes Environmental Issue: Hurricanes in a Warmer World No clear answer, need more data Intensity and frequency most likely to be impacted. 40Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Table 15-2, p. 426 41Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Table 15-3, p. 427 42Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-18, p. 428 43Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-19, p. 428 44Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-20, p. 429 45Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-21, p. 429 46Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-22, p. 430 47Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-22, p. 430 48Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-22, p. 430 49Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-23, p. 430 50Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 4, p. 431 51Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Stepped Art Fig. 4, p. 431 52Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-24, p. 432 53Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-25, p. 432 54Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-26, p. 433 55Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 15-27, p. 433 56Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 5, p. 434 57Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Hurricane Watches, Warnings, and Forecasts Watch issued 24-48 hours before hurricane expected to make landfall Warning issued when storm expected to strike coast within 24 hours and probability of strike in a given location provided. 58Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Stepped Art Fig. 15-27, p. 433 60Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Fig. 6, p. 434 61Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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Modifying Hurricanes Operation STORMFURY: seed clouds to create rain, weaken hurricane, and reduce winds; no conclusive evidence it was effective Oil or film on water to reduce evaporation and latent heat available to storms 62Class #7, Monday. September 13, 2010
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