an abundant reserve of very warm oceanic water and a kind of disturbance to lift up itself warmly and air keep it rising
The Coriolis force is required for a cyclone to form into a tropical cyclone or hurricane. The force causes a greater deflection of the air (right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern) and the correct speeds for the tropical cyclone to form. Hence why tropical cyclones do not form at or within 5 degrees of the equator, and cease to exist at around 35 degrees north, or 15 degrees south.
Hurricanes typically form along stationary fronts or tropical waves, which are areas of low pressure near the surface where warm, moist air converges and rises. These fronts provide the necessary conditions for the development of organized thunderstorms that can eventually evolve into a tropical cyclone.
That depends on the definition. By the Australian definition a cyclone is necessarily a tropical cyclone. However, that is not the case by North American and European standards. In higher latitudes extratropical, or mid-latitude cyclones are the norm. In short, though, both tropical and extratropical cyclones can be considered as "normal" cyclones.
No country really calls a cyclone a tornado. Some parts of the U.S. a tornado a cyclone, though a tornado and a cyclone are two different things. In the U.S. however a strong tropical cyclone is called a hurricane.
A name that's given to a tropical cyclone is cyclone Tracy
The Coriolis force is required for a cyclone to form into a tropical cyclone or hurricane. The force causes a greater deflection of the air (right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern) and the correct speeds for the tropical cyclone to form. Hence why tropical cyclones do not form at or within 5 degrees of the equator, and cease to exist at around 35 degrees north, or 15 degrees south.
It's called a Tropical Cyclone, or just a cyclone.
Fiona is not a hurricane, but a tropical storm. The storm became a tropical cyclone on August 30, 2010.
A tropical cyclone is characterized by organized convection and thunderstorms. This convection, fueled by warm, moist air, is what powers a tropical cyclone. Because of the amount of moisture needed, these systems can only develop over warm ocean water. Because of their tropical origin, tropical cyclones usually form in environments of relatively little temperature contrast. The core of a tropical cyclone is generally warmer than its surroundings. A temperate cyclone, more often called and extratropical or mid-latitude cyclone usually lacks organized convection. When convection does occur with these systems, it usually does not play a key role in the system's development. They are powered by collisions between warm and cold air masses, and so form in areas of large temperature contrasts. Unlike their tropical counterparts, these systems tend to be strongest in cold environments.
There are no tropical cyclones that form in the Pacific Northwest and travel west. Tropical cyclones typically form in tropical regions and move towards the west, north, or northwest. The Pacific Northwest, which includes states like Washington and Oregon, is too far north for tropical cyclone formation.
Because the energy required to power a cyclone - the heat form the Sun is only strong enough in tropical areas.
Hurricanes typically form along stationary fronts or tropical waves, which are areas of low pressure near the surface where warm, moist air converges and rises. These fronts provide the necessary conditions for the development of organized thunderstorms that can eventually evolve into a tropical cyclone.
That depends on the definition. By the Australian definition a cyclone is necessarily a tropical cyclone. However, that is not the case by North American and European standards. In higher latitudes extratropical, or mid-latitude cyclones are the norm. In short, though, both tropical and extratropical cyclones can be considered as "normal" cyclones.
Tropical cyclones can only form over water. There is not enough hydrologic energy over a desert to begin the cyclonic action.
No country really calls a cyclone a tornado. Some parts of the U.S. a tornado a cyclone, though a tornado and a cyclone are two different things. In the U.S. however a strong tropical cyclone is called a hurricane.
A name that's given to a tropical cyclone is cyclone Tracy
Extratropical cyclones are typically connected to fronts and usually form along boundaries of air masses of different temperature and/or dew point. Tropical cyclones are different in that they have what is called a "warm core" and a fueled by a somewhat different mechanism.