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TheRealDeal
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posted January 05, 2006 04:09 PM |
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Geography Assignment.
How the **** do i do this?
It's a geography assignment, and i really need help.
Descripe and explain how tropical hurricanes rise, develop and later on die out. You have to explain how rain time and place and wavesize helps them. You have to use data and sattelite pictures that illustrate the natural geographic conditions in attachment to real live hurricanes. In our judgement there will be emphasized on your description of the sattelite pictures.
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Guitarguy
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posted January 05, 2006 04:55 PM |
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Ugh, that sounds icky. I'd hate to have to do this assignment. 
Do you have any classroom resources immediately available to you, like textbooks, video notes, or special handouts? If the subject was previously discussed in class, the information might be worth revisiting. If you're allowed to use the Internet, try seeking out the more reliable sources such as those ".edu" pages.
Take the assignment in steps so that you won't get overwhelmed too quickly. Research hurricanes and familiarize yourself with the information regarding their development and life. Once you have a more solid understanding of hurricanes, you'll have some ideas to work with. Take good notes while researching and copy down Web addresses for future reference.
If possible, check with your teacher about the depth of research that you'll have to do. The info on hurricanes appears to be very long and a little complicated. You might save yourself a lot of time and frustration by asking about how far you're expected to delve into.
Here are some things I've found that you might want to look into:
*Sea surface temperatures: upwards of 26.5 deg C (79.7 deg F)
*Temperature
*Atmospheric Circulation System
*Tradewinds & Waves
Hopefully, there's a genius somewhere around HC who can provide some real help. 
-Guitarguy
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Conan
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posted January 05, 2006 05:22 PM |
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Edited by Conan on 5 Jan 2006
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perhaps I am that genius! 
I love this kind of stuff:
Here is some help:
1) If the atmosphere is calm and the water is warmer than about 27 C, evaporation forces large amounts of moisture into the air, creating a low-pressure system. When this water vapour condenses, it releases heat that powers the circular winds that characterize these storms, much like flushing a toilet. The fastest way for liquid or gas to move is a spiral not a straight line.
2) Rainfall in the developing storm releases more heat, triggering a convection process that pulls more moisture-laden air up through the centre of the system. The storm grows via this feedback mechanism.
3) Besides strong winds and heavy rain, these hurricanes also create a "storm surge," a massive wave beneath the centre of the storm. In the eye of the hurricane, air is sucked upward faster than it can rush in at the bottom. This lowers the atmospheric pressure under the eye of the storm; as a result, the eye tries to pull at the ocean itself, creating a bulge of water as much as six metres high that moves together with the storm.
Hope this helps!
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TheRealDeal
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posted January 05, 2006 07:59 PM |
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Nice, but remember i have to use a sattelite picture thingie, how do u guys suggest this is done?
It has to be a 3-4 pages report
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Conan
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posted January 05, 2006 08:17 PM |
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Well I am sure you could go on the NASA site or on the American hurricane center and they would have some pics in their archeives or on their site.
you could also contact your weather station (we have what is called The Weather Network here in Canada) You might have something similar and you could ask them if they have satelite pics...
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dimis
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posted January 05, 2006 08:19 PM |
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Edited by dimis on 6 Jan 2006
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Web provides knowledge ;)
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Nice, but remember i have to use a sattelite picture thingie, how do u guys suggest this is done?
It has to be a 3-4 pages report
I believe that you can find very useful info if you start googling. I think that for starters you can check these out:
1) Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab - FAQ
2) A short definition of a hurricane. Note that in this site you can click on "Web Links" (after the definition of a hurricane is over) and retrieve many links that can guide you to your search. Among the available links there exists the following:
3) Tropical Twister - NASAs Hurricane Website where you can view the link How are Hurricanes Created? and get a broader feeling of the generation of hurricanes.
I believe these places are good starting points. Enjoy the reading and cheer up while learning!
Good luck with your work,
- Dimis -
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P.S. to Conan: Thank you Conan for the clarification on BB code!
EOE
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Conan
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posted January 05, 2006 08:57 PM |
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Your URL is not working because you cannot use "'s" in URL's... change it to "NASAs" and not "NASA's" and it will work.
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Binabik
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posted January 05, 2006 11:21 PM |
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posted January 06, 2006 03:45 AM |
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Try this one:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm
Good luck.
C.
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TheRealDeal
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posted January 09, 2006 06:57 PM |
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Thankyou all! I've written a lot, and i'm almost done, but i need a little more..
And i need it when it comes to who do you "read" a sattelite picture? Of a hurricane that is..
And whoever whom gives this info, could you show a picture and try to analyze it to show me how it's done?
Again, a big thanks to those who've helped
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