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Understanding Tropical Cyclones

1) Two weather factors indicate a location is at the eye of a tropical cyclone: low air pressure and low wind speed. Air pressure is lowest and wind speed is nearly calm at the eye. 2) Moving outward from the eye, air pressure increases and wind speed increases. The area of low pressure and high winds surrounding the eye is called the eyewall. 3) The phrase "calm before the storm" refers to the low winds and air pressure found at the eye of a tropical cyclone, surrounded by the high winds and rain of the storm bands.

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Understanding Tropical Cyclones

1) Two weather factors indicate a location is at the eye of a tropical cyclone: low air pressure and low wind speed. Air pressure is lowest and wind speed is nearly calm at the eye. 2) Moving outward from the eye, air pressure increases and wind speed increases. The area of low pressure and high winds surrounding the eye is called the eyewall. 3) The phrase "calm before the storm" refers to the low winds and air pressure found at the eye of a tropical cyclone, surrounded by the high winds and rain of the storm bands.

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  • Activity 2.5: Dissecting a Tropical Cyclone

Members: ______________________ ______________________ Date: _______________

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Activity 2.5
Dissecting a Tropical Cyclone
Objectives:

1. To explain what two weather factors tell weathermen that a certain location is at the eye of a tropical
cyclone; and
2. put in simple words the statement “calm before the storm.”

Materials Needed:
weather data (air pressure and wind speed)
Procedure:

1. Figure 1 consists of two illustrations. The top one shows a tropical cyclone as seen at an angle. White
rain bands move around the center or “eye”. The bottom illustration shows a cross-section of a tropical
cyclone. It is like slicing it in half and looking at it from the side.

Figure 4.

2. Location A is within the eye of the tropical cyclone. B, C and D are locations that are more and more
distant from the eye. The air pressure at the different locations are:

Compare the air pressures at A, B, C and D. What do you notice?


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3. Location E is within the eye of the tropical cyclone. Location F is within the clouds surrounding the eye.
The clouds at F make up the eyewall. The wind speed at the two locations are:

Compare the wind speed within the eye and at the eyewall. What can you say?

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