Hurricane Faq's and terms - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

sue miller · 08-29-2008, 09:45 PM

A1) What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone?

A2) What is "Cape Verde" hurricane?

A3) What is a super-typhoon? What is a major hurricane ? What is an intense hurricane ?

A4) What is an easterly wave and what causes them?

A5) What is a tropical disturbance, tropical depression, tropical storm?

A6) What is a sub-tropical cyclone?

A7) What is an extratropical cyclone ?

A8) What is storm surge and how is it different from tidal surge ?

A9) What is a "CDO" ?

A10) What is a TUTT ?

A11) What is the "eye" ? How is it formed and maintained ? What is the "eyewall" ? What are "spiral bands" ? Revised

A12) What is a moat in a hurricane ?

A13) What is UTC, GMT, Z, or Zulu Time ? How do I tell at what time a satellite picture was taken ?

A14) How do I convert from mph to knots (or m/s), from inches of mercury to millibars (or hPa), or from degrees of latitude to miles (or kilometers) ?

A15) How do tropical cyclones form ?

A16) Why do tropical cyclones require at least 80°F ocean temperatures to form ?

A17) What is the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) ? How does it affect tropical cyclones ?

A18) What is a neutercane? New

Char · 08-29-2008, 11:59 PM

Thanks Sue!

It's good to have this info right here where we can access it.