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Hurricanes as Heat Engines
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a001600/a001605/index.html
From NASA Scientific Vis. Studio
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As water vapor evaporates from the warm ocean surface, it is forced upward in the convective clouds that surround the eyewall and rainband regions of a storm. As the water vapor cools and condenses from a gas back to a liquid state, it releases latent heat. The release of latent heat warms the surrounding air, making it lighter and thus promoting more vigorous cloud development.
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
  • Graduate / Professional
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Visualization - scientific
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
QuickTime plug-in
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Please give credit to NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
DLESE Catalog ID: NASA-SVS-001605
Related resources:
This resource has a thumbnail image at 'Two hurricances approaching the coast of the United States, with the second hurricance slowed due to cooler waters caused by the track of the first.'
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a001600/a001605/coldwater_thm.png
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Susan Byrne
NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio

Principal Investigator: Robert Adler
NASA/GSFC