Geo 2242 certification Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Tropical cycloneshuge, circulating masses of clouds and warm, moist air; zones of low atmospheric pressure that cause air to rise and condense, creating locally intense rainfall. HurricaneAtlantic and East Pacific. Typhoon and CycloneWestern Pacific and Indian Oceans. Formation of a Tropical Cyclone1) Warm, vapor-rich air rises from the ocean 2) Rising moist air cools, vapor condenses to rain and heats the air 3)Warm evaporating water is the hurricane's fuel 4) Rotates because of Coriol...

Tropical cycloneshuge, circulating masses of clouds and warm, moist air; zones of low atmospheric pressure that cause air to rise and condense, creating locally intense rainfall. HurricaneAtlantic and East Pacific. Typhoon and CycloneWestern Pacific and Indian Oceans. Formation of a Tropical Cyclone1) Warm, vapor-rich air rises from the ocean 2) Rising moist air cools, vapor condenses to rain and heats the air 3)Warm evaporating water is the hurricane's fuel 4) Rotates because of Coriol...