Hurricane

Hurricane The Correlation between Sea Surface temperatures and Hurricane Intensity Patrick Chapple I. Introduction The hurricane is an unmatched phenomenon, which has the ability, not only wipe out an entire region, but can cause unforgettable fear in those that were unlucky to have encountered it. During the months of June through November, the tropical climates are prime areas for the formation of these deadly monsters. (BBSR) The primary ingredient of hurricane formation is the water vapor that has evaporated due to the constant heating of the tropical waters around eighty degrees F or higher. As this moisture-laden air moves, it has the ability to condense into a major convective complex, which can be sustained for days by the ocean. As more water vapor condenses, the latent heat of this condensation will continue to add fuel to the growth of this storm system. This process will continue unless otherwise interrupted by colder, less evaporative water, or land, which are areas where tropical systems will die rather rapidly. Eventually, this storm will begin to behave much like pinwheel, where the cloud mass begins to swirl around itself, becomes tighter and more organized. At this point, the storm has become hurricane, surface, intensity, water, sea, data, storm, maximum, wind, temperatures, research, hurricanes, formation, between, tropical, speed, emanuel, correlation, bbsr, vapor, two, time, temperature, region, potential, november, eye, eventually, due, cold, begin, based, air