ATM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Orographic Lift, Landfall, Tropical Cyclone Warnings And Watches
6 Mar 2017
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Surge / wind is the strongest in the north east side of the storm. Most flooding in u. s. hurricanes caused by storm surge (see sandy) Rainfall more of a problem in mountainous areas. The participation forms when the air in the surface is forced to go up with water vapor in it, it condenses and forms a cloud. When it keeps going up it will turn to ice and it will turn participation. When force the storm that has an uplift to go up a mountain, it will cause more condensation and will lead to heavier participation. The accurate observations needed are sometimes difficult to obtain: as direct surface observations, particularly in eye wall, are rare. Winds aloft are stronger than those at the surface. In 1997, the global positioning system (gps) dropwindsonde was developed: this instrument measures pressure, humidity, wind speed, and direction as it falls through a hurricane.
