Typhoons In The Philippines Flashcards
Review for exam
In the ph tropical cyclones are called
Bagyo
Around ____ tropical cyclones or storms enter th ph and ,___- to ____ make landfall
19 tropicak storms
6 to 9 make landfall
A term bagyo arose after a ____ storm in city of baguio. Had a record of ____ withina 24 hour period
1911
46 inc
What month of the year is most active season for a typhoon
around august and september
the most freq. impacted areas of pg by typhoons are
northern luzon and eastern visayas
tropical cyclones winds of 30km/h (19mph) are expected withing the next 36 hours
PSWS #1
Tropical clyclone winds of 60 km/h (37 mph) to 100 km/h are expected within the next 24 hrs
PSWS # 2
Tropical cyclone winds of 100 km/h to 185km/h are expected within the next 18 hrs
PSWS #3`
tropical cyclone wind greater than 185 km/h are expected withing 12 hrs.
PSWS 4
at this part the weather has no rain but sunny sky
eye
the rain is harder and wind is weaker
inner bands
the rain is weaker and the wind is stronger
outer bands
both winds and rains has the same power
Edge
what is the least active month of typhoon?
May
Its is the month in which all the tropical cyclone basins are active
november
contribute to the development if about 85% of intense tropical cyclones in the atlantic ocean.
Tropical waves
A general westward path, affects ph southern china taiwan and veitnam.
Straight track
storm recurving affect eastern oh eastern china tawian korea and japan
a parabolic, recurving track .
from point of origin the storm follows a northerly direction only affecting small islands
Northward track
the earths rotation impacts an acceleration known as the
coriolis effect
this acceleration causes cyclonic systems to turn towards the poles in the absence of strong steering currents.
coriolis effect
is when a storm’s center crosses the coastline.
landfall
when 2 cyclones approach one another, theirs centers will begin orbiting cycloniaclly about a point between the 2 systems
fujiwara effect
a tropocal cyclone can ceases to have tropical characteristics in several diff. ways.
dissipitation
classification of tropical cyclones
tropical depression,
tropical storm
is an organized systems of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined closed surface circulation and MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS of less than 34 knots. it has no eye
tropical depression
organized system of strong thunderstorms with a SUSTAINED WINDS between 34 knots and 64 knots.
tropical storms
it is the sorounding of the eye and an area about 16 km to 80 km
eyewall
