:
toward or in the direction of a pole of the earth as the sun moves
poleward poleward variation in temperature.
What does Equatorward mean?
:
toward or near the equator currents flowing equatorward equatorward winds
.
Which way is poleward?
facing or moving toward the North or South Pole
.
What is meant by the track of a tropical storm?
Storm tracks are the relatively
narrow zones in seas and oceans where storms travel driven by the prevailing winds
. The Atlantic and Pacific have storm tracks along which most Atlantic or Pacific extratropical cyclones or tropical cyclones travel.
Is Equatorward a word?
or e·qua·tor·wards. toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward.
facing or tending
toward the equator.
What is on the equator?
The Equator passes through
13 countries
: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.
Which direction do tropical storms travel?
Tropical cyclones initially move
westward
(owing to easterly winds) and slightly towards the poles. Many tropical cyclones eventually drift far enough from the equator to move into areas dominated by westerly winds (found in the middle latitudes).
What are the 3 regions of a tropical storm?
- Category 1 – sustained wind speeds of 74 to 95 m.p.h.
- Category 2 – sustained wind speeds of 96 to 110 m.p.h.
- Category 3 – sustained wind speeds of 111 to 129 m.p.h.
- Category 4 – sustained wind speeds of 130 to 156 m.p.h.
- Category 5 – sustained wind speeds greater than 156 m.p.h.
What is the fastest hurricane on record?
- Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: 185-mph in Florida.
- Hurricane Camille (1969): 175-mph in Mississippi.
- Hurricane Andrew (1992): 165-mph in Florida.
- Hurricane Michael (2018): 155-mph in Florida.
Which country is the closest to the equator?
- São Tomé and Principe.
- Gabon.
- Republic of the Congo.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Uganda.
- Kenya.
- Somalia.
- Maldives.
What is it like to live on the equator?
If you live on the equator you will experience
the quickest rates of sunrise and sunset in the world
, taking a matter of minutes. These places also have a constant twelve hours of day and night throughout the year, while north or south of the equator day length increasingly varies with the seasons.
What happens when you cross the equator?
When a ship crosses the equator or “crossing the line”,
King Neptune comes aboard to exercise authority over his domain and to judge charges brought against Pollywogs that they are only posing as Sailors and haven’t paid proper homage to
the god of the sea.
What is the strongest part of the storm?
The eye wall
is the strongest part of the storm because of the air located in the eye wall moves faster than any other part of the storm and it pulls in warmer ocean water to fuel the storm.
What month of the year do tropical cyclones occurs most the least?
The ocean surface reaches its maximum temperature several weeks after the solar radiation maximum, so most tropical cyclones occur during the
late summer to early fall
—that is, from July to September in the Northern Hemisphere and from January to March in the Southern Hemisphere.
Are hurricane winds clockwise or counterclockwise?
Hurricane air flow (winds) moves
counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
. This is due to the rotation of the Earth.
What is the area with the fastest most violent winds called?
The Eye Wall
: a hurricane’s most devastating region. Located just outside of the eye is the eye wall. This is the location within a hurricane where the most damaging winds and intense rainfall is found. The image below is of a hurricane (called cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere).
