GEOS 1034 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Astronomical Object, Riprap, Estuary
18 Aug 2016
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Near-equatorial latitudes off the west coast of africa. Counterclockwise, inward, toward the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye. What is the approximate forward speed of a hurricane (how fast does it approach the coast?) Low atmospheric pressure and strong hurricane winds. September, because it takes all summer to warm the ocean. The winds are moving offshore there, so the waves are smaller. The storm surge is north of the eye. There is more erosion because wave energy is not used in moving the dune sand. Counterclockwise, inward toward the eye, upward outside the eye, and downward inside the eye. A surge moving into a bay funnels the water and raises the surge. How many times in the last century have meteorites struck people or their houses in north. Coming in directly, it remains in position in space, so astronomers cannot see its trajectory.
