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the eye of a cyclone:
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the innermost part- almost entirely clear of clouds
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eye wall:
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imediately surround the eye- narrow, circular, rotating region of intense thunderstorms
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energy source of tropical cyclone:
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large latent heat.. evaporation & condensation...the tight PG near the center means that...
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as the eye passes over a location it causes a nearly calm "halftime" b/w the front & back...
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b/c the air spiraling into a strong hurricane rises in the eye wall, it is there that the strong...
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Hurricane Scale
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divided by wind speeds.. catorgory scale increases expontially-Saffir- Simpson sacle: rates...
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wind shear
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meaning that the winds are changing fast enough in the vertical to disrupt the cyclone's own...
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tropical distrubances
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the small begginning of a tropical cyclone-not even low-pressure centers, just disorganized...
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tropical depression
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once a tropical disturbance develops a weak low-pressure center & cyclonic rotation is...
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dropsondes
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provide info about the weather conditions in the very center of the disturbance
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Bermuda high
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dominates the large-scale wind patterns over the subtropical Atlantic ocean
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Vertical
wind shear
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the magnitude of wind change with height
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