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Eye Sinking air in the eye warms by compression. Eye wall, the zone where winds and ra are most intense. Tropical moisture spiraling inward creates rain bands that pinwheel aro und the storm center. Cross section of a hurricane. Note that the vertical dimension is greatly exaggerated. (After NOAA) 90 1010 80 1005 Pressure 1000 70 995 60 990 50 985 Mean speed Measurements of surface pressure and wind speed during the passage of Cyclone Monty at Mardie Station, Western Australia, between February 29 and March 2, 2004. (Hurricanes are called "cyclones" in this part of the world.) 980 975 970 니965 960 40 20 Minimum pressure 964 on 2 March 10 955 6. 12 PM 2/29 12 AM 12 PM 3/1 12 12 PM 3/2 AM Wind speed (knots) Pressure (millibars)

Eye Sinking air in the eye warms by compression. Eye wall, the zone where winds and ra are most intense. Tropical moisture spiraling inward creates rain bands that pinwheel aro und the storm center. Cross section of a hurricane. Note that the vertical dimension is greatly exaggerated. (After NOAA) 90 1010 80 1005 Pressure 1000 70 995 60 990 50 985 Mean speed Measurements of surface pressure and wind speed during the passage of Cyclone Monty at Mardie Station, Western Australia, between February 29 and March 2, 2004. (Hurricanes are called "cyclones" in this part of the world.) 980 975 970 니965 960 40 20 Minimum pressure 964 on 2 March 10 955 6. 12 PM 2/29 12 AM 12 PM 3/1 12 12 PM 3/2 AM Wind speed (knots) Pressure (millibars)

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Refer to the graph in Figure 14.28. Explain why wind speeds are
greatest when the slope of the pressure curve is steepest. 

Eye Sinking air in the eye warms by compression. Eye wall, the zone where winds and ra are most intense. Tropical moisture spiraling inward creates rain bands that pinwheel aro und the storm center. Cross section of a hurricane. Note that the vertical dimension is greatly exaggerated. (After NOAA) 90 1010 80 1005 Pressure 1000 70 995 60 990 50 985 Mean speed Measurements of surface pressure and wind speed during the passage of Cyclone Monty at Mardie Station, Western Australia, between February 29 and March 2, 2004. (Hurricanes are called "cyclones" in this part of the world.) 980 975 970 니965 960 40 20 Minimum pressure 964 on 2 March 10 955 6. 12 PM 2/29 12 AM 12 PM 3/1 12 12 PM 3/2 AM Wind speed (knots) Pressure (millibars)
Transcribed Image Text:Eye Sinking air in the eye warms by compression. Eye wall, the zone where winds and ra are most intense. Tropical moisture spiraling inward creates rain bands that pinwheel aro und the storm center. Cross section of a hurricane. Note that the vertical dimension is greatly exaggerated. (After NOAA) 90 1010 80 1005 Pressure 1000 70 995 60 990 50 985 Mean speed Measurements of surface pressure and wind speed during the passage of Cyclone Monty at Mardie Station, Western Australia, between February 29 and March 2, 2004. (Hurricanes are called "cyclones" in this part of the world.) 980 975 970 니965 960 40 20 Minimum pressure 964 on 2 March 10 955 6. 12 PM 2/29 12 AM 12 PM 3/1 12 12 PM 3/2 AM Wind speed (knots) Pressure (millibars)
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