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The word '''hypercane''' was coined by Kerry Emanuel at [[MIT]] to describe a regime when the simple thermodynamic model to estimate hurricane intensity fails to converge. | |||
Solving the equations by numerical methods indicates that in that regime phenomenal [[storm]]s are formed that reach 20 miles high, with winds approaching 500 miles an hour. | |||
It has been theorized that hypercanes are formed by extreme circumstances, such as over the sea warmed by an [[asteroid]] impact. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http:// | * [http://wind.mit.edu/~emanuel/holem/holem.html Limits on Hurricane Intensity] | ||
* [http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/dinosaurs/storms.jsp Did storms land the dinosaurs in hot water?] | * [http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/dinosaurs/storms.jsp Did storms land the dinosaurs in hot water?] | ||
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{{hurricane-stub}} | {{hurricane-stub}} | ||
[[Category:Tropical cyclone meteorology]] | [[Category:Tropical cyclone meteorology]] | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 22 May 2006
The word hypercane was coined by Kerry Emanuel at MIT to describe a regime when the simple thermodynamic model to estimate hurricane intensity fails to converge.
Solving the equations by numerical methods indicates that in that regime phenomenal storms are formed that reach 20 miles high, with winds approaching 500 miles an hour.
It has been theorized that hypercanes are formed by extreme circumstances, such as over the sea warmed by an asteroid impact.
Examples
- In the anime series Tactical Roar, a hypercane plays a major part in the setting of the series.