Can Two Hurricanes Collide?
In short: How the Fujiwhara effect lets two tropical cyclones orbit a shared centre, and how Hurricane Hilary bent the path of Tropical Storm Irwin in July 2017 without merging with it.
A 2:02 short film in the series “Invisible Atmosphere”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), “95th Anniversary of the Fujiwhara effect - NOAA”; NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM), “Hilary And Irwin Interaction Shown | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission”; NASA Earth Observatory (NASA Science), “Twin Tropical Cyclones - NASA Science”.
Sources used in this film
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) — 95th Anniversary of the Fujiwhara effect - NOAA · View →
- NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) — Hilary And Irwin Interaction Shown | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission · View →
- NASA Earth Observatory (NASA Science) — Twin Tropical Cyclones - NASA Science · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML): 95th Anniversary of the Fujiwhara effect - NOAA
- Also: NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM): Hilary And Irwin Interaction Shown | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
- Also: NASA Earth Observatory (NASA Science): Twin Tropical Cyclones - NASA Science
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