TROPICAL CYCLONES Flashcards
1
Q
CLOSED LOW PRESSURE CENTER
A
WITH STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENT
2
Q
GREATERR THAN 980 MILLIBARS
A
CATEGORY 1 CYCLONES
3
Q
LESS THAN 920 MB`
A
CATEGORY 5
4
Q
CLOSED AIR CIRCULATION BCZ
A
XORIALIS FORCE
5
Q
LCLLU
A
LARGE SEA SURFACE WITH T HIGH THAN 27 DEG
CORIALIS FORCE
LOW PRESSURE
LOW WIND SHEAR
UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE
6
Q
27 DEG WHY
A
LATENT HEAT OF VCONDENSATION
7
Q
HEATING DEPTH
A
60-70 CM
8
Q
WHY WESTERN MORE
A
WARM CURRENT DUE TO EASTERLY TRADE WINDS
9
Q
WEAK WALKER CELL
A
EL NINO
10
Q
HURRICANES IN EAST PACIFIC
A
STRONG ELNINO
11
Q
LATENT HEAT OF CONDENSATION
A
RISES THE AIR FURTHER
12
Q
CORIALIS@O
A
O
13
Q
NH
A
ANTICLOCK
14
Q
SH
A
CLOCK
15
Q
START
A
5*
16
Q
MAXIMUN
A
10-20 LAT
17
Q
OCEAN T MAX
A
AUGUST
18
Q
CONTINENT T MAX
A
JUNE JULY
19
Q
DOLDRUM
A
REGION WITHIN ITCZ
20
Q
WHY IN LATE SUMMER
A
27*
NORTH DOLDRUM——-MAX CORIALIS
21
Q
MAX CORIALIS
A
POLAR
22
Q
RIGHT IN
A
NH
23
Q
LEFT IN
A
SH
24
Q
LOW LEVEL DISTUBANCE
A
EASTERLY WAVE DISTURBANCE
25
EASTERLY WAVE DISTURBANCE
EAST TO WEST
26
SEEDLING CIRCULATION
EASTERLY WAVE DISTUBANCE
27
INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE CELL
TEMPERATURE CONTRAST BETWEEN AIR MASSES
28
WIND SHEAR
DIFFERENCE IN WIND SPEED AT DIFFERENT ALTITUDE
29
LOW WIND SHEAR
WIND IS UNIFORM
30
WHY ONLY IN TROPICS
LOW WIND SHEAR
31
HIGH WIND SHEAR
WESTERLIES
32
MONSOON WESTERLY
SWM
33
WHY LOW CYCLONES IN SWM
HIGH WIND SHEAR
34
LESS TIME FOR DEVELOPMENT
SWM
35
ABOVE 6000 M
CIRCULATION
36
UPPER TROPOSHERIC WESTERLY TROUGHH
TROPICAL UPPER TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH
37
TUTT USE
FORECASTING
38
TUTT WIND SHEAR
LARGER THAN TROPICAL CYCLONES
39
TUTT-------TC
WEAKEN
40
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION
CONVECTIVE CYCLOGENESIS
41
EXTRATROPICAL CF
FRONTAL CYCLOGENESIS
42
TORANDOES AND WATER SPROUT
WARM CORE CYCLONES
43
TORANDOES AND WATER SPROUTS
MESOCYCLONE FORMATION
44
LATE SUMMER PERIOD
AUG-MID NOV
45
WHY AUG
MAX OCEAN T
46
MULTIPLE THUNDER STORM CONVERGE
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
47
TROPICAL DEPRESSION
<63 KPH
48
TROPICAL STORM
63-119 KMPH
49
TROPICAL CYCLONE
>119
50
NO CTYCLONE SHAPE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION
51
ONLSHAPENO EYE
TROPICAL STORM
52
EYE PRESENT
TROPICAL CYCLONE
53
LOWEST SURFACE ATM PRESSURE
EYE
54
CENTER OF CIRCULATION
EYE
55
AREA OF RELATIVE CALM
EYE
56
DDSC
DISTURBANCE DEPRESSION STORM CYCLONE
57
STAGES MNE
DDSC
58
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED
HIGHEST 3 MIN SURFACE WIND
59
WARM AIR
LIGHT
60
CONDENSATION RELEASES
LATENT HEAT OF CONDENSATION
61
CETRIPEDAL ACCERLATION FORMS
EYE
62
CETRIPETAL FORCE X
CETRIFUGAL
63
TOWARDS THE CENTER
CENTRIPETAL
64
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE------->
GREAATER WIND SPEED
65
GREAATER WIND SPEED------->
GREATER CORIALIS FORCE
66
GREATER CORIALIS FORCE------>
GREATER DEFLECTION
67
GREATER THE WIND SPEED
LARGER THE EYE REGION
68
LFNSC
CHARACTERISTIC OF EYE
69
LFNSC==
LIGHT WIND
FAIR WEATHER
NO PRECIPITATION
SLOW SINKING
COMPRESSIONAL WARMING
70
VDHF
CHARACTERISTIC OF EYEWALL
71
CIRCULAR RING
EYE WALL
72
VDHF
VIOLENT REGION
DEEP CONVECTION
HHEAVIEST RF
FASTEST WIND
73
MULTIPLE CONVECTIVE CELL
RAIN BANDS
74
SUCCESSIVE CALM AND VIOLENT REGION
RAIN BANDS
75
CDO
CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST
76
CDO IS
CIRRUS CLOUD SHIELD
77
CNC OF RAINBANDS
CUMULUS
CUMULONIMBUS
NIMBOSTRATUS
78
SPIRAL BANDS
RAIN BANDS
79
HIGHEST RF
CUMULONIMBUS
80
PROLONGED RAINFALL
NIMBOSTRATUS
81
LEAST RF
CUMULUS
82
<3KM
DRIVING THE STORM
83
3-7 KM
MAIN CYCLONIC STORM
84
>7KM
ANTICYCLONE
85
HIGHEST NO OF TROPICAL CYCLONES(TYPHOON)
WESTERN PACIFIC
86
INDIAN OCEAN
CYCLONES
87
ATLANTIC
HURRICANES
88
WEST PACIFIC N SOUTH CHINA SEA
TYPHOONS
89
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WILLY WILLIES
90
PATH
PARABOLIC
91
WIND
TRADE WINDS OR EASTERLIES
92
AT 30 DEG
EASTDEFLECT DUE TO WESTERLIES
93
STRONGEST PART OF CYCLONE
RIGHT
94
FEW CYCLONE IN ARABIAN
DISTURBANCE -TEMPERRATURE -SALINITY
95
HIGH TEMPERATURE IN
BB
96
HIGH DISTURBANCE IN
BB
97
HIGH SALINITY IN
AS
98
WHY HIGH SALINITY
LESS RIVER
99
HIGHER VAPOUR PRESSURE
HIGH RATE OF EVOPORATION
100
VAPOUR PRESSURE IS
WATER TO AIR
101
HIGH WIND SPEED
INCREASES EVAPORATION
102
HIGH SALINITY --->
LOW VAPOUR PRESSURE
103
HIGH VERTICAL MIXING
AS
104
WHY LOW VERTICAL MIXING IN BB
LESS DENSE FRESH WATER
105
1
120-150 KMPH
106
2
150 -180
107
3
180-210
108
4
210-250
109
5
250+
110
D
31-49
111
DD
50-61
112
CYCLONIC STORM
62-87
113
SCS
88-117
114
VSCS
167-221
115
SU CS
222+
116
1KNOT
1.8 KM`
117
HEIGHT OF VSC,SCS,SU CS
14 + M
118
MAX RF
250 CM
119
260+ WINDSPEED
PARADEEP SUPER CYCLONE
120
STORM TIDE
STORM SURGE+ HIGH TIDE
121
1999
PARADEEP SUPER CYCONE
122
ODISHA
PARADEEEP SU C
123
STORM SURGE
HIGH TIDE+ LANDFALL
124
RED TIDE
COASTAL ALGAL BLOOM
125
ALGAL BLOOM
DEPLETE OXYGEN
126
+ VE RRRS
RAINSADOW RAINFALL
RED TIDE BREAK
REPLENISH BARRIER ISLAND
SEED DISPERSAL
127
BASINS
WMO
128
GREEN
PRE CYCLONE WATCH
129
YELLOW
CYCLONE ALERT
130
COLOUR CODE ORANG
CYCLONE WARNING
131
COLOUR CODE RED
POST LANDFALL OUTLOOK
132
72 HOURS
PRE CYCLONE WATCH
133
48 HRS
CYCLONE ALERT
134
24
CYCLONE WARNING
135
12 HRS
POST LANDFALL OUTLOOK
136
IRRESPECTIVE
PRE CYCLONE WATCH
137
BEYOND 500
YELLOW
138
WITHIN500
ORANGE
139
WITHIN 200
POST LANDFALL OUTLOOK
140
FAST WIND
MORE CORIALIS FORCE
141
FREE FROM FRICTRICTION
>3KM
142
DEFLECTION OF WIND IS MAXIMUM
NO FRICTION FORCE
143
STRAIGHT ISOBAR
PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE BLCCORIALIS FORCE
144
PRESSURE GF=CF
PARALLEL TO ISOBAR
145
GEOSTROPIC WIND
JET STREAM
146
LOW FRIC------>
HIGH CORIALIS
147
BW POLAR AND TEMP
POLAR JET STREAM
148
BW TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE
SUBTROPIICAL JET STREAM
149
POLAR JET STREAM
TEMPERATE TO POLAR
150
SUBTROPICAL JET STREAM
SUBTROPICAL TO TEMPERRATE
151
UPPER TROPOSPHERE
THERMAL EFFECT
152
STRONG JET
POLAR
153
WEAK JET
SUBTROPICAL
154
JET WESTERLIES
ALWAYS WEST TO EAST
155
TROPIC TOWARDS THE POLE
WESTERLY DUE TO CORIALIS FORCE
156
WHY NO JET STREAM IN EQUATOR
O CF
157
POLAR JET ALTI
6-9
158
SUB TROPICAL JET ALTI
10-16
