typhoons Flashcards
What’s the difference between hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones?
Their difference is the geographical area they occur
Where do typhoons occur?
Asia
Where do hurricanes occur?
Western world
They are ________ with
regionally specific names
tropical cyclones
Where are typhoons developed?
western part of the North Pacific Ocean around 180 and 100 degrees east
this is formed in the Indian or western pacific ocean
tropical storm
What is the usual size of an eye of a typhoon?
30 to 60 km in diameter
What are the size ranges for an eye of a typhoon?
10 km to over 200
km across
The winds are light and weather is fair in this area
eye
circular and is found at the center of a typhoon
eye
circular ring of thick clouds
eye wall
has very deep convection
eye wall
area of highest surface winds and heavy rain in the
typhoon
eye wall
outside the eye is organized into long,
narrow _______
rain bands
other name for rain bands
spiral rain
bands
