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Does a tornado or a hurricane have the steepest pressure gradient?
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∙ 13y ago
Definitely a tornado. A hurricane produces a large pressure drop over a distance of hundreds of miles.
A tornado produces a similar, possibly larger pressure drop over only a few hundred feet.
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The pressure ina hurricane and in a tornado?
Both a hurricane and a tornado have centers of intense low pressure.
Which would likely have the greatest range of pressure between a hurricane and tornado?
A tornado, most likely. However, few pressure readings have ever been taken from tornadoes.
Can air pressure decreases drastically?
When a Hurricane, Tornado or Thunderstorm, approaches, the barometric pressure falls but I would not ascribe the adjective "drastic" to this.
Are hurricanes and tornadoes both spinning storms that start over water?
No. While they are both spinning storms, tornadoes, unlike hurricanes, can and frequently do form over land.
Which covers more hurricane or a tornado?
a hurricane
What form of weather pattern has the steepest pressure gradient?
An object that is placed vertically on a plane will have the steepest pressure gradient. Placing an object on an inclined plane will reduce the pressure it applies downwards.
Does a middle latitude cyclone have a steeper pressure gradient than a tornado?
No. A tornado produces the steepest pressure gradient of any weather phenomenon. An intense mid-latitude cyclone might have an overall pressure deficit comparable to a weak tornado, but that pressure gradient is spread out over several hundred miles. A tornado produces at least that much of a pressure drop over only a few hundred feet.
The pressure ina hurricane and in a tornado?
Both a hurricane and a tornado have centers of intense low pressure.
Which has a faster air pressure fall between a hurricane or tornado?
A tornado produces a greater pressure drop over a shorter distance than a hurricane.
What is similar about the air pressure in a hurricane and a tornado?
Both produce intense low pressure.
What kind of force does a tornado have which keeps it to have that funnel shaped wind?
The wind in a tornado moves in a circular fashion as it is pulled inward by the pressure gradient force resulting from the low pressure at the center of the tornado.
Why is the outside of a tornado so rough and in the center of a tornado so peaceful?
Winds spiral in toward the low pressure center of a tornado an build up great speed due to this pressure gradient. However, as they get into the outer part of the tornado's core they are actually spinning so fast that the low pressure cannot pull this air in any further. So the air at the center remains relatively calm. A similar phenomenon is what creates the eye of a hurricane.
What kind of air pressure is in a tornado and hurricane?
Tornadoes and hurricanes both produce low pressure.
Is a hurricane a water tornado?
No, a hurricane is not a tornado over water. A tornado and a hurricane are quite different. A hurricane is a large-scale self-sustaining storm pressure system, typically hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is a small-scale vortex dependent on a parent thunderstorm rarely over a mile wide. A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
The most important force operating in a tornado?
Pressure Gradient Force. which drives the destructive winds.
Is there any force in a tornado?
Yes. The winds of a tornado carry an enormous amount of force. That is why they are so destructive. The winds themselves are driven by a pressure gradient.
How is the center of a tornado similar to the center of a hurricane?
The barometric pressure at a tornado is very low, just like in a hurricane. It is also believed that many tornadoes have a relatively calm center where ari descends. This is similar to the eye of a hurricane.
