The nature of tropical cyclones.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: AUG 1972Description: 17p., no refs, 1 tableReport number: AcademicSubject: Although tornadoes are potentially the most destructive of meteorological hazards, tropical cyclonic storms, because of their larger size, have disruptive and destructive effects which are more far reaching. Such storms are variously described as hurricanes in the North Atlantic, typhoons in the North Pacific, and tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South-west Pacific. They all have basic similarities in their physical structure and behaviour. Described as one of the best examples of a natural vortex, they all present a system of inward spiralling and tangentially circulating winds near the surface, a connecting vertical core with strong vertically ascending air currents and an upper system of outflowing air. This paper discusses the type and scale of the problems to be faced by engineers, architects, and planners in cyclone prone parts of the world
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Although tornadoes are potentially the most destructive of meteorological hazards, tropical cyclonic storms, because of their larger size, have disruptive and destructive effects which are more far reaching. Such storms are variously described as hurricanes in the North Atlantic, typhoons in the North Pacific, and tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South-west Pacific. They all have basic similarities in their physical structure and behaviour. Described as one of the best examples of a natural vortex, they all present a system of inward spiralling and tangentially circulating winds near the surface, a connecting vertical core with strong vertically ascending air currents and an upper system of outflowing air. This paper discusses the type and scale of the problems to be faced by engineers, architects, and planners in cyclone prone parts of the world
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