The Effect that Sea Surface Temperatures have on the Intensity of Hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea
...the further away from the equator, the more help they will get. They also need heat from the ocean. The threshold temperature for hurricanes is found to be 26 degrees C (79 degrees F). If you were to draw out a map of the 26 degree C isotherm during different seasons over the ocean, you would find that hurricanes originate nearly every time in these regions. At this temperature, winds that are blowing across these regions can collect enough heat through direct contact with the surface, and by the evaporation of the water. Therefore the heat required to vaporize the water is sucked from the ocean and cooled. When the warm moist air rises, it produced clouds and as the hurricane begins to form, the air shoots skyward to great heights and energizes the rotation of the storm. (Rosenfeld 125). <>Will Attach Photo in Final Copy<> Proposed Solution: It is clearly visible that temperature does have a big effect in the formation of hurricanes. With the help of wind shears the development of hurricanes is at higher risk when the wind shear is traveling over warmer waters. The dependence of hurricane formation on sea surface temperatures has led some scientists to predict more frequent and fierce hurricanes as a result of global warming (the green house effect). Sea Surface Temperature Variability in Hurricanes: Implications with Respect to Intensity Change Research Problem: The main problem I found while researching this review was, how the intensity of wind plays a role in the development of hurricanes and what is its role in altering the temperature inside of a hurricane. These are two problems in which researchers have had a lot of trouble figuring out as well. With the help of satellites and many other technologically advanced equipment scientists have a recently gotten a better understanding as to how these things play a role in the development of hurricanes. Data Collected: The data I collected in this review deals a lot with the role that temperature and wind play in the intensity change of hurricanes. The Tropical Cyclone Buoy Database, otherwise know as TCBD, is a group of studies in which they compile information about hurricanes from fifty years ago up until current day hurricanes. The primary goal in these studies is to improve Sea Surface Temperature estimates near the hurricane eyewall using past measurements (Cione, 1784). This will help further the understanding as to where a hurricane may travel and also if the hurricane is going to strike land, and with what kind of force. <>Will Attach Chart<> Proposed Solution: Although much effort is being put forth, they have not fou...