The term cyclone refers to a wide variety of broad, low pressure system with cyclonic rotation, that is counterclockwise if the system is in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
The first type to explore is called a tropical cyclone. These are the most intense cyclones in terms of both pressure (in all cyclones, a lower pressure means a stronger storm) and wind speed. Tropical cyclones originate from disorganized areas of low pressure that move over warm ocean water, where they feed on moisture and become stronger and better organized. These storms can only develop over warm ocean water and weaken rapidly if they hit land.
These tropical systems tend to be called cyclones in the southern hemisphere, and they rotate in a clockwise direction. In the northern hemisphere, where cyclones occur in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and northeastern Pacific Ocean they are called hurricanes and those in the South China Sea and regions of Asia are called typhoons. Northern hemisphere cyclones rotate anti-clockwise. Weaker tropical cyclones in these regions are referred to as tropical storms if sustained winds are between 63 and 118 km/h (39 and 73 mph) and as tropical depressions if winds are less than 63 km/h. In addition to producing damaging winds these systems often produce heavy flooding. Tropical cyclones usually form in the summer of early autumn when the oceans are warmest.
Cyclone intensity is measured by wind speed, and cyclones are accorded a category based on this:
Hurricanes, which are cyclones in the northern hemisphere are classified according to the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which is also based on wind speed - not wind gusts, but rather sustainedwind speeds. The highest classification on this scale is category 5, in which sustained winds exceed 251 km/h (156 mph).
Next up are mid-latitude or extratropicalcyclones. Unlike tropical cyclones these systems are powered by temperature gradients, or changes in temperature across a distance. Because they do not need as much moisture as tropical cyclones these systems can develop over land or over cool water. These systems form along fronts, or boundaries between air masses of different temperatures and dew points (a measure of absolute humidity). As a mid-latitude cyclone develops, a warm front will usually develop on the western side of the low while a cold front develops on the equator ward side (this is the southern side in the northern hemisphere and northern side in the southern hemisphere).
These systems are usually not as intense as tropical cyclones but are typically larger in geographic extent, especially if you include the fronts they connect with. They do sometimes produce gale fore and even hurricane force winds, especially at sea. Unlike tropical cyclones these cyclones usually occur in fall, winter, or spring, when temperature contrasts are greatest. Depending on where and when they occur these systems can cause blizzards, flooding, or outbreaks of severe weather and tornadoes.
There are also subtropical cyclones, which have characteristics of both tropical and extratropical cyclones. These typically follow the same naming conventions as tropical cyclones. A cyclone can transition between these three types.
hurricanes and often tsunamis
'Cyclone' is the generic term for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons. These tropical storms are called 'cyclones' in the southern hemisphere, and they rotate in a clockwise direction. In the northern hemisphere, where cyclones occur in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean, they are called hurricanes and those in the South China Sea and regions of Asia are called typhoons. Northern hemisphere cyclones rotate anti-clockwise, so are sometimes called "anti-cyclones".
There are five types of hurricanes that are categorized by wind speed. They are Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4, and Category 5. The worst is a Category which has winds of more than 155 miles per hour.
The different cyclones are a Tropical depression, a Tropical storm, and a hurricane. Tropical depressions are 39mph or lower, and don't have the shape and eye as a hurricane. tropical storms have the shape of a hurricane, but they don't have a well defined eye. Tropical storms' wind speeds are 39mph-73mph. Hurricanes have a well defined eye, and a spiral shape. Their wind speeds are 74mph and higher.
the different kinds of a cyclone are blizzard sand storm hurricane tornado storm snow storm
cyclone tornado and hurricanes
tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, tropical cyclones, floods, bush fires, earthquakes, snow storms, tornados, blizzards
Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones such as typhoons are just about the only storms that get names.
No. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone.
Hurricane, Tropical cyclone
depressions
tropical storms
No. All hurricanes and other tropical cyclones above tropical depression strength get named, however extratropical cyclones are not named. Tornadoes never get names.
hurricanes typhoons and cyclones........... your welcome
they chose names that they think suites the tropical cyclones based on something else. For example, if the cyclone was ugly and you had an ugly doll whose name was Penny, they name the cyclone Penny.
they chose names that they think suites the tropical cyclones based on something else. For example, if the cyclone was ugly and you had an ugly doll whose name was Penny, they name the cyclone Penny.
tsunamis, hurricanes, cyclones, tropical cyclones, floods, bush fires, earthquakes, snow storms, tornados, blizzards
Tropical cyclones visiting southern Japan are called typhoons
Hurricanes and typhoons occur in tropical areas, but can move into extratropical areas as well. There are different types of cyclone, however. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and tropical depressions) form in tropical regions but extratropical and polar lows are cyclones as well.
In what direction did the tropical cyclone move?
In the Pacific they are called typhoons. Generically, hurricanes and typhoons are both tropical cyclones. A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal, synoptic scale, low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation.
Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic are known as hurricanes. They rotate anti-clockwise, rather than clockwise like cyclones in the southern hemisphere.
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