2 hurricane crosssection pop-out ppt
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This document describes the structure and formation of hurricanes. Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters when warm, moist air rises upward and condenses into clouds. The clouds organize into spiral bands with heavy rain and strong winds, with the most intense winds and precipitation located in the eyewall surrounding the hurricane's relatively calm eye. Cooler, drier air descends toward the ocean in the hurricane's outer regions.
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- 10. 8 1 7 53 4 2 6 Warm moist air ascending from the ocean. The Eye Wall- precipitation and wind is greatest here. Cooler drier air descending. The Eye- the calmest part of the hurricane. Warm moist air spirals in an anti-clockwise direction. Tall cumulus clouds. A Rain Band, produces bursts of heavy rainfall and wind.