EESA09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Statistical Significance, Data Set
24 Oct 2012
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Hurricane north american term from the taino language of central america, meaning. Typhoon term used in the western pacific from the chinese word taifung meaning big wind . Cyclone term used in australia and in the indian ocean. Tropical cyclone term used in the scientific community. A tropical storm is defined as a storm occurring in the tropical region (20on to 20o s) in which the sustained winds range from 18 to 33 m/s. It is a tropical storm in which the sustained winds range from 33 m/s to 50 m/s. It is a tropical storm which has sustained winds which exceed. Saffir-simpson scale (herbert saffor, robert simpson: rating from 1-5 and is based on wind speed and the central pressure of the hurricane. Average air pressure is 1013 mb: category one hurricane. 119-153 km/h (33 42. 5 m/s), > 980 mb: category two hurricane. 154-177 km/h (42. 5 - 49 m/s), 965 979 mb: category three hurricane.
