typhoons Flashcards
(24 cards)
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
Where do
typhoons
come from?
form over warm
water near the equator
How are typhoons formed?
ocean’s surface layer is heated by solar radiation thus the air above is high temp and humidity
How do you form an air column?
the air warms up and soars
PAGASA
Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
system with 4 warning signals
Public Storm
Warning Signal
device for measuring wind speed and direction
Anemometer
measures air pressure
Barometer
device that collects amount of rainfall
Rain Gauge
device for direction of wind
Wind Vane
