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Tropical Cyclones
- are warm-core low pressure system that form over (sub) tropical oceans
-have no frontal systems attached
-produce persistent organized thunderstorm activity
-posses all the above - correct answer ✔Posses all the above characteristics
What month has the most hurricane activity in the North Atlantic Ocean? - correct answer
✔September
Which of the following is NOT a necessary ingredient for tropical cyclone development? - correct
answer ✔Vertical wind shear >20kt
Warm-core tropical cyclones cannot from over sea-surface temperatures cooler than 26 (degrees
Celsius) - correct answer ✔False
The intensity THRESHOLD for a major hurricane is - correct answer ✔100kts
A major hurricane is defined as a category _________ hurricane. (select the most complete answer) -
correct answer ✔three, four, and five
Major hurricanes are responsible for _____ of all damage that occurs. - correct answer ✔90%