What is the source of energy of a developing typhoon?

Answer 1

All tropical cyclones form as a result of heat energy from the sun, which warms the surface waters in the tropical zone near Earth's equator.

Normally, warm ocean water evaporates, rises into the atmosphere, cools off to form clouds, and eventually falls back in the form of rain. However, if the atmosphere has just the right degree of instability, the rising warm water vapor will start rotating due to a geophysical phenomenon called the Coreolis Effect., and a cyclone will begin to form. Eventually the rotation can reach speeds of over 100 mph, although there is no wind at all in the very center of the cyclone called the Eye of the storm.

Every minute, a tropical cyclone can absorb and release as much energy as that from a large atomic fission bomb. A cyclone will continue to grow in strength as long as it has a supply of warm water to provide it with energy, but it will quickly dissipate when the energy source disappears (such as when the cyclone moves over land or enters a region of cooler water).

Cyclones are given several different names depending on their strength and locaction. Tropical depressions, tropical storms, typhoons and hurricanes are all cyclones.

Answer 2

The primary energy source of a developing typhoon is the warm ocean water. As the warm moist air evaporates from the ocean surface, it provides the necessary heat and moisture to fuel the storm's growth and intensification.

Answer 3

Hurricanes get their energy from warm ocean water which generates large amounts of water vapor to feed the storm.

The energy source for a hurricane is the ocean. The ocean needs to be at least 80 degrees or 26 Celsius. The warm water leads to conditions that create thunderstorms, which then start gathering together. The Coriolis effect starts the storm spinning. As the thunderstorms converge together they create an area of low pressure. This starts out as a tropical wave. As the winds become more organized it then becomes a tropical depression. When the winds reach 34 mph this then becomes a tropical storm. When the winds reach 75 mph the storm then becomes a hurricane.

The warmer the ocean the more intense the hurricane becomes. A hurricane dies over land. It is cut off from the warm waters of the ocean. The storm becomes disorganized and then fall apart. Of course this is after the storm dumps massive amounts of rain which causes extensive flooding. The winds die down but not before uprooting trees and causing extensive property damage. The deadliest part of the hurricane is the storm surge. This is the body of water that comes ashore when the eye of the hurricane passes over land. Most hurricane deaths are because of the storm surge.

Answer 4

The tropical Cyclone gets its energy from latent heat of condensation and the moisture generated from the sea, acts like fuel for the heat engine.

Answer 5

Warm ocean water at least 80 degrees in temperature.

Answer 6

Tropical cyclones get their energy from moisture that evaporates from warm ocean water.

Answer 7

Ultimately, the sun. Immediately, warm ocean water.

Answer 8

The source of energy is Thermal Energy & the Ocean

Answer 9

A tropical cyclone gets its energy from moisture that evaporates from warm ocean water. The moisture releases energy wen it condenses inside the storm.

Answer 10

Typhoons are powered by the huge amounts of moisture that evaporate from warm ocean water.