How Does a Hurricane Become a Giant Engine?
In short: Warm seawater evaporates, rises, condenses and releases heat, driving the falling pressure, inflow and spin that make a hurricane an atmospheric heat engine powered largely by the ocean.
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Sources used in this film: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), JetStream, “Tropical Cyclone Structure”; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division, “TCFAQ A11) What is the 'eye'? How is it formed and maintained? What”; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division, “Hurricane FAQ - NOAA/AOML”; NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce), “How does the ocean affect hurricanes? - NOAA Ocean Exploration”; Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (METEO 3: Weather Revealed: Introductory Meteorology), “Tropical Cyclone Ingredients: Part I”; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Kerry Emanuel, course lecture notes on tropical cyclones), “Physics of Mature Tropical Cyclones, I”; Kerry Emanuel, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Microsoft Word - Lilly_KE_ver2.doc”; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service JetStream, “Tropical Cyclone Introduction”; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (hosting a paper published in Weather and Forecasting by the American Meteorological Society), “Mainellietal.pdf”; NOAA Institutional Repository (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), “NOAA Institutional Repository”.
Sources used in this film
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), JetStream — Tropical Cyclone Structure · View →
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division — TCFAQ A11) What is the 'eye'? How is it formed and maintained? What · View →
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division — Hurricane FAQ - NOAA/AOML · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce) — How does the ocean affect hurricanes? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
- Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (METEO 3: Weather Revealed: Introductory Meteorology) — Tropical Cyclone Ingredients: Part I · View →
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Kerry Emanuel, course lecture notes on tropical cyclones) — Physics of Mature Tropical Cyclones, I · View →
- Kerry Emanuel, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Microsoft Word - Lilly_KE_ver2.doc · View →
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service JetStream — Tropical Cyclone Introduction · View →
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (hosting a paper published in Weather and Forecasting by the American Meteorological Society) — Mainellietal.pdf · View →
- NOAA Institutional Repository (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) — NOAA Institutional Repository · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), JetStream: Tropical Cyclone Structure
- Also: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division: TCFAQ A11) What is the 'eye'? How is it formed and maintained? What
- Also: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Hurricane Research Division; FAQ entry contributed by : TCFAQ A16) Why do tropical cyclones require 80°F (26.5°C)
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): How does the ocean affect hurricanes? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
- Also: Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (METEO 3: Weather Revealed: Introductory Meteorology): Tropical Cyclone Ingredients: Part I
- 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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), JetStream – NWS online school for weather: Tropical Cyclone Introduction
- Also: NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (hosting a paper published in Weather and Forecasting by the A: Mainellietal.pdf
- Also: NOAA Institutional Repository (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): NOAA Institutional Repository
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