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Thunderstorms, Tornados, and Hurricanes
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Thunderstorms
• Requirements– Warm moist air– Lifting mechanism
What is the result of lifting?
• Most Probable Location?
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Fig. 15.15
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Thunderstorm formation
• 3 stages:1.Cumulus Stage
warm air is forced vertically upward cooling quickly, creates updraftsformation of a cumulus cloud as warm air rises and expandsno precipitation occurs during this stage
2. Mature Stagecondensation in uppermost
reaches produces ice crystals (which can merge)
Falling precipitation generates friction against updrafts – creates a downward column of movement – downdraft
Failing air warms – melts some ice to produce rain other ice falls as hail
Passing updrafts and downdrafts cause polarization of charges between ice particles and droplets in the clouds (causes lightning)
• 3. Dissipating StageCloud formation endsEvaporation of some of the
falling rains removes energy from the system, cooling the air
Cool air is more stable and prevents updrafts
Light rain and dissipation of clouds
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Lightning
• Lightning joins centers of opposite charges.– Top of cloud to middle-
bottom– Bottom of cloud to land
surface
Fig. 15.17
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Tornadoes• Narrow, funnel-shaped spirals
of rapidly converging and rotating air associated with thunderstorms
• Center around low-pressure• Winds are associated with
high pressure gradients– Midlatitude cyclones have
gradients of 0.04 mbar/km– Hurricanes have gradients of
0.2 mbar/km– Tornados have gradients up to
100 mbar/km• The higher the gradient the
greater the winds
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Tornado formation• 3 stages– Early – slow air
movement at the ground surface shears with rapid vertical movement, produces rolling spiral of wind
– Updraft – updraft of thunderstorm pulls the spiraling air up vertically, creates mesocyclone
– Tornado – rotation becomes tighter and faster, air extends downward
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Hurricanes
• Characterized by high sustained winds• Heavy rainfall• Storm surges (elevated water levels) along
coastlines• Occur over the globe, but have different
names– Pacific Ocean – typhoons– Indian Ocean - cyclones
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Formation
• Our “hurricanes” begin as winds coming off of northern Africa
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Formation - continued
• Air moves over warm water (at least 27 oC)• Ocean water evaporates and subsequently
condenses in the atmosphere (What has happened in terms of energy and temperature?)
• Warm humid air continues to be drawn into the air mass and is forced upwards (creating a greater pressure gradient).
• Prevailing winds create cyclonic rotation (counterclockwise)
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Formation - continued
• Lowest pressure develops at the center where air is being forced upwards
• Continued evaporation of warm waters increases the movement of air and strengthens the storm
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Fig. 15.23
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Daily Question
Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast midlatitude cyclones, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Provide a minimum of 7 items.
5, 6, 7
8
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