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Name Yeonu Jae GEO 1000 Science in Cinema Hurricanes homework 1. What causes a tropical cyclone or hurricane? Where does a hurricane get its energy? -It forms over warm ocean waters near the equator. The release of latent heat can be the primary energy source for hurricane. 2. What are the 2 main locations where hurricanes that strike eastern North America tend to originate ? -Atlantic ocean and Caribbean sea 3. Where in a hurricane is the atmospheric pressure the lowest, and approximately how low is the pressure for a category 3 storm? - The lowest pressure is at the center of the storm, which is the eye. The central pressure is in the range of 945 to 964 mb. 4. What 4 factors do studies suggest can be used to help predict the number of North Atlantic hurricanes that will occur in a given year? - Sea Surface Temperatures, Atmospheric Wind Patterns, Atmospheric Pressure Patterns, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation 5. What is storm surge? As a hurricane moves onto land, where is the storm surge largest and why? - Storm surge is a rapid rise in sea level that occurs during a hurricane. It is largest on the right side of the storm's eye in the Northern Hemisphere, because of the combined effect of the hurricane's forward motion and counterclockwise rotation.
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