Part I Structure and Climatology - Bibliotheca Alexandrina · 2005-09-09 · Part I Structure and...
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HurricanesPart I Structure and Climatologyby Professor Steven Businger
Hurricane Katrina
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HurricanesPart I Structure and Climatologyby Professor Steven Businger
• What is a hurricane?• What is the structure or
anatomy of a hurricane?• How to build a hurricane -
hurricane energy• Hurricane climatology -
when and where
Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane are Tropical Cyclones
Hurricanes are a member of a family of cyclones called Tropical Cyclones.West of the dateline these storms are called Typhoons. In India and Australia they are called simply Cyclones.
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Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones
Low pressure systems that don’t have frontsCyclonic winds (counter clockwise in Northern Hemisphere)Anticyclonic outflow (clockwise) at upper levelsWarm at their center or coreWind speeds decrease with heightSymmetric structure about clear "eye" Condensation of water vapor primary energy (heat) sourceForm over warm tropical and subtropical oceans
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Differences between hurricanes and midlatitude storms:- energy source (latent heat vs temperature gradients)- vertical structure (warm vs. cold core lows; hurricanes decaywith height: no jet stream aloft over hurricanes).- horizontal structure (fronts vs. no fronts; horizontal scale)
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A Question of Scale
1980 Winter Storm vs. Hurricane Iniki, 2 PM HST on September 12, 1992
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Tropical Cyclone Life Cycle
Stages of storm development2. Tropical Depression: surface wind < 39 mph (33 kt)3. Tropical Storm: 39 ≤ surface wind ≤ 74 mph (64 kt)4. Hurricane: surface winds > 74 mph (65 kt)
Tropical storms and hurricanes are named.
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Anatomy or StructureBasic structure includes spiral rainbands and a concentric eye wall that surrounds a clear eye.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Floyd
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Hurricane Structure
Hurricane AlbertoHurricanes are much broader than they are tall.
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Satellite Derived Cloud Height
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Hurricane Structure
Hurricane Floyd
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Note the stadium structure of the eye.
Hurricane Structure
Emilia, 19 July 1994
Hurricane Inez
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• Spiral rainbands• Symmetric eye wall• Clear eye
Radar Observations
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Radar Observations of Andrew
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Hurricanes weaken with height
Structure seen in radar data.
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Wind Observations
Wind distributions in Andrew and Katrina
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Hurricanes are “Warm-Core Lows”Note where rising and sinking motion occurs.
Hurricane Anatomy/Structure
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Hurricanes are “Warm-Core Lows”Note where rising and sinking motion occurs.
Hurricane Anatomy/Structure
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Hurricanes are “Warm-Core Lows”
Hurricane Anatomy/Structure
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Model of Hurricane
Purple = heavy rainsRed = high winds
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Hurricane Energy Source
• Hurricanes (a.k.a. Typhoons, Tropical cyclones) are giant engines that convert heat into wind energy.
• Consider a rain rate of 2 inches per day over an area of 300 mi radius (typical for tropical depression, tropical storm, and hurricane)
• Over a 7 day lifecycle, the energy released is equal to 50,000 1 MT nuclear explosions!
• This is equivalent to the total explosive yield of the nuclear arsenals of the US and USSR at the height of the Cold War!
Condensation of Water Vapor is the Key
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Warm air molecules move faster and take up more space resulting in lower sea-level pressure.
Since pressure is the weight of the air, the atmosphere must concentrate warm, moist air over one place to create very low pressure at sea level.
To Build a Hurricane
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Hurricane Energetics
• Tropical cyclones are rare• Roughly 80 per year worldwide• Assume a one week life span• Result – 1-2 storms any day in an area
half the surface area of the planet• Reason – you need to bring 5
prerequisites together to produce a storm
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How to Build a Hurricane: Five Prerequisites
1. Warm ocean water with a temperature > 80˚ F2. An area of low pressure. Converging winds
enhance spin.3. Thunderstorms – deep unstable air. (Moist air
weighs less than dry air, contributing to lower surface pressure.)
4. Little change in the wind speed or direction with height over the developing storm (to keep the warm air together).
5. Genesis must occur ≥3˚ from Equator to allow for sufficient spin (Coriolis force).
To build a hurricane the atmosphere must concentrate warm, moist air over one place.
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Easterly Waves form over Africa and track westward.
We need a surface low to form in the tropics that has deep moisture and thunderstorms
Prerequisite for Hurricane Formation
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Observed sea surface temperature and predicted minimum central pressure at sea level in tropical cyclones.
Hurricane Energy Source
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Low Sea-level Pressure – Strong Winds
Relationship between surface pressure and wind speed for a number of tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclones are classified as hurricanes when their pressure is 980 millibars or lower, and sustained wind speeds are greater than 74 mph.
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Hurricane Katrina and SST
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Where and when do these conditions exist in the world?
1. Warm Water SST > 26 C (80˚F)2. A surface low with unstable air and deep moisture.3. Low wind shear
Hurricane Climatology
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Hurricanes travel the warm Gulf Stream
Hurricane Climatology
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Hurricane Climatology
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Hawaii Hurricane Climatology
Hurricane tracks in the central Pacific from 1949-1998
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Hawaii Hurricane Impacts
Tropical Cyclone tracks within 200 miles of the Hawaiian Islands since 1949.
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Central Pacific Hurricane Climatology
Number of hurricanes per month in the central Pacific.
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Questions?
Hurricane Katrina