Has Anyone Seriously Tried to Harness Storm Energy?
In short: A hurricane releases enormous heat, but the evidence here records no attempt to harness it. The closest is an MIT engineer's explanation of why capturing lightning would be impractical, alongside a storm engine that does no work on its surroundings.
A 1:29 short film in the series “Invisible Atmosphere”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division. FAQ entry contributed by Chris Landsea (NHC). The page estimates hurricane energy but describes no attem…, “TCFAQ D7) How much energy does a hurricane release?”; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division, “Hurricane FAQ - NOAA/AOML”; NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), “Thunderstorm FAQ”; NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), “Severe Weather 101: Thunderstorm Basics”; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (wind.mit.edu lecture notes on tropical cyclones), “Physics of Mature Tropical Cyclones, I”; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (paper by Kerry Emanuel), “Microsoft Word - Lilly_KE_ver2.doc”; NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), “Measuring Latent Heating in Storm Systems | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission”; npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (Nature Portfolio), “The latent heating feedback effect on storm tracks in current and future climates - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science”; Nature (Springer Nature); letter by Kerry Emanuel, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years - Nature”; MIT School of Engineering (Ask an Engineer), “Is there a way to harness electricity from lightning?”.
Sources used in this film
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division. FAQ entry contributed by Chris Landsea (NHC). The page estimates hurricane energy but describes no attem… — TCFAQ D7) How much energy does a hurricane release? · View →
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division — Hurricane FAQ - NOAA/AOML · View →
- NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) — Thunderstorm FAQ · View →
- NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) — Severe Weather 101: Thunderstorm Basics · View →
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (wind.mit.edu lecture notes on tropical cyclones) — Physics of Mature Tropical Cyclones, I · View →
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (paper by Kerry Emanuel) — Microsoft Word - Lilly_KE_ver2.doc · View →
- NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) — Measuring Latent Heating in Storm Systems | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission · View →
- npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (Nature Portfolio) — The latent heating feedback effect on storm tracks in current and future climates - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science · View →
- Nature (Springer Nature); letter by Kerry Emanuel, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years - Nature · View →
- MIT School of Engineering (Ask an Engineer) — Is there a way to harness electricity from lightning? · View →
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- Summary by Intellect · source: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division. FAQ entry contributed by : TCFAQ D7) How much energy does a hurricane release?
- Also: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division: Hurricane FAQ - NOAA/AOML
- Also: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL): Thunderstorm FAQ
- Also: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL): Severe Weather 101: Thunderstorm Basics
- Also: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (wind.mit.edu lecture notes on tropical cyclones): Physics of Mature Tropical Cyclones, I
- Also: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (paper by Kerry Emanuel): Microsoft Word - Lilly_KE_ver2.doc
- Also: NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center): Measuring Latent Heating in Storm Systems | NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission
- Also: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science (Nature Portfolio): The latent heating feedback effect on storm tracks in current and future climates - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
- Also: Nature (Springer Nature); letter by Kerry Emanuel, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute : Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years - Nature
- Also: MIT School of Engineering (Ask an Engineer): Is there a way to harness electricity from lightning?
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