EOSC 112 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cumulonimbus Incus, Maximum Surge, Seiche
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Learning goals waves 3: describe the processes responsible for a storm surge. 2 things are forces for a storm surge: a hurricane and a high velocity wind. The wind is a processes that is unrelated to the hurricane; forms a mound behind the hurricane. A hurricane will form a mound of low pressure directly below the eye of the hurricane. In reality, there is only one mound combining the two processes. In the northern hemisphere, the place of maximum surge will be on the right hand side of the hurricane. This depends on the rotation and the motion of the hurricane as it is approaching land. On side has winds spinning into land, and the other sides has winds that are spinning away from the land: determine how two waves will interact; explain constructive and destructive interference. When waves of different amplitudes and wavelengths meet, they will interact in a way that creates a complex and random wave.
