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Online Guide: Hurricanes
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
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Hurricanes is one of several online guides produced by the Weather World 2010 project at the University of Illinois. These guides use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web to incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio, and video to introduce topics and concepts in the atmospheric sciences. The purpose of this module is to introduce hurricanes and their associated features, to show where hurricanes develop, and to explain the atmospheric conditions necessary for hurricane development. This guide covers topics such as hurricane growth, structure, movement, stages of development, preparation for hurricanes, damage and destruction, naming hurricanes, and how El Nino affects hurricanes. There is a storm tracker to view tracks of past cyclones, and a 3-D interactive trip through a hurricane.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Imagery - remotely sensed
    • Visualization - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
Selected resources require QuickTime or Cosmoplayer software.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Content of this server are Copyright 1997 by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees (except in the case of photos and other resources which are specifically identified). The names "Weather World 2010" and "WW2010" are trademarks _ of the University of Illinois. Commercial use and any type of rebroadcast or redistribution of text, images, video and audio found on this server is expressly prohibited without first obtaining the consent of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Non-commercial use must be accompanied by appropriate credit visible with respect to the used item. "Image/Text/Data from the University of Illinois WW2010 Project." Web utilization should, if possible, provide a link nearby.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-283
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 9-12:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Motions and forces
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural and human-induced hazards
        • Sci. / tech. in local, national, and global challenges
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Online Guide: Meteorology'
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Atmospheric Sciences
http://www.atmos.uiuc.edu/

Principal Investigator: Dr Mohan Ramamurthy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Atmospheric Sciences