Outline of tropical cyclones

Updated on Nov 25, 2023

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tropical cyclones:

Tropical cyclone – storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air. They are fueled by a different heat mechanism than other cyclonic windstorms such as nor'easters, European windstorms, and polar lows. The characteristic that separates tropical cyclones from other cyclonic systems is that at any height in the atmosphere, the center of a tropical cyclone will be warmer than its surroundings; a phenomenon called "warm core" storm systems.

Nature of tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclones can be described as all of the following:

Storm – disturbed state of an environment or astronomical body's atmosphere especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere such as sand or debris.

Natural disaster – major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage, and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected population's resilience, or ability to recover.

Types of tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone –

Subtropical cyclone –

Extratropical cyclone –

Pacific hurricane –

North Atlantic hurricane –

Pacific typhoon –

Mediterranean tropical cyclone –

Annular hurricane –

Cape Verde-type hurricane –

Tropical wave –

Tropical cyclone observations

Tropical cyclone scales –

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale –

Accumulated cyclone energy –

Hurricane Severity Index –

Carvill Hurricane Index –

Dvorak technique –

Tropical cyclone naming –

Forecasting

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre –

Canadian Hurricane Centre –

Central Pacific Hurricane Center –

Eastern Pacific Hurricane Center –

Joint Typhoon Warning Center –

Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert –

Tropical cyclone forecast model –

Tropical cyclone forecasting –

Tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting –

Tropical cyclone track forecasting –

Tropical cyclone warnings and watches –

Tropical cyclone seasons

Atlantic hurricane season

Pacific hurricane season

Pacific typhoon season

North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season

South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season

Australian region tropical cyclone season

South Pacific tropical cyclone season

South Atlantic tropical cyclone

Specific tropical cyclones

List of tropical cyclones

Lists of tropical cyclone names

List of named tropical cyclones

List of unnamed tropical cyclones

List of historic tropical cyclone names

List of retired tropical cyclone names

List of tropical cyclone records

List of wettest tropical cyclones by country

List of wettest tropical cyclones in the United States

List of most intense tropical cyclones

List of Atlantic hurricanes

List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes

List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes

List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes

List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes

List of Atlantic hurricane records

List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes

List of Atlantic–Pacific crossover hurricanes

List of Pacific hurricanes

List of retired Pacific hurricane names

List of retired Pacific typhoon names (JMA)

List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes

References

Outline of tropical cyclones Wikipedia

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