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Tropical Meteorology
Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cyclonic circulation increases with increasing height. | Cold Core LowExample: Snow storm |
| Cyclonic circulation decreases with increasing height. | Warm Core LowExample: Hurricane |
| Anticyclonic circulation decreases with increasining height. | Cold Core HighExample: Arctic Air Mass |
| Anticyclonic circulation increases with increasing height. | Warm Core HighExample: Bermuda High |
| What is needed for hurricane formation? | Water Temp at least 26.5 degrees celsius (80degrees F), Little or no windshear, Away from equator. |
| Conversion for Celsius to Fahrenheit | F = 1.8degrees celsius + 32 |
| How fast is the Earth rotating at 30 degrees north latitude? | 900 mph |
| How fast is Earth rotating near equator? | 1035 mph |
| Explain a subtropical high. | At the surface there is an area of high. The circulation decreases with increasing height. At 500 millibars(18000ft) there is an area of low pressure. AKA Cold core high |