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cyclone

vr.tr.cyclone · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain cyclones and their kinds, relay formation, forecasting and hazards from meteorological sources, distinguish tropical from extratropical cyclones and from tornadoes, and route warnings to official services.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain cyclones and their kinds, relay formation, forecasting and hazards from meteorological sources, distinguish tropical from extratropical cyclones and from tornadoes, and route warnings to official services.

A large-scale rotating air mass around a centre of low atmospheric pressure, spinning counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern, including tropical cyclones known as hurricanes and typhoons, extratropical cyclones of the mid-latitudes that bring most temperate weather, subtropical cyclones, polar lows and the polar vortex, and related phenomena such as the Pineapple Express atmospheric river; cyclones drive storms, rain and wind and are tracked and forecast by meteorological services, and vortices are also observed on other planets.

What it is for: Not applicable; a weather system.

It can be explain kinds and formation; relay forecasting and warnings; describe hazards; distinguish from tornadoes and anticyclones.

Distinguishing features

Low pressure rotation

Coriolis-determined spin

Tropical and extratropical types

Major weather driver

What it looks like

A spiral of cloud around a low pressure centre on satellite imagery.

Physical character

extratropical cyclone diameter: about 1000-4000 km

tropical cyclone wind threshold: 119 km/h - hurricane strength

How it is recognised

Rotating low pressure system

Tropical, extratropical, subtropical, polar lows, polar vortex

A tornado is a small violent vortex; an anticyclone is a high pressure system

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

low pressure area

is a kind of - in registry terms

vortex

is a kind of - in registry terms, when severe

extreme weather event

is contrasted with - the high pressure counterpart

anticyclone

In practice

Families and kinds

tropical cyclones: hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones

extratropical cyclones and frontal systems

subtropical cyclones such as in the North Atlantic

polar lows and the polar vortex

mesocyclones within thunderstorms

atmospheric rivers such as the Pineapple Express as associated phenomena

extraterrestrial vortices such as Jupiter Great Red Spot

Standards and regulation

WMO tropical cyclone classification and naming

National warning systems and scales such as Saffir-Simpson

Building codes for cyclone-prone regions

Failure modes and hazards

Wind, storm surge and flooding

Confusing cyclone types and terms

Stale forecasts

Presenting climate attribution as settled without sources

Also called

Pineapple Expressextratropical cyclonepolar vortexsubtropical cycloneNorth Atlantic subtropical cycloneextraterrestrial vortexcold-core lowpost-tropical cycloneLabrador LowEuropean windstormAustralian east coast lowPacific Northwest windstormKona storm

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.cyclone

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a cyclone is.

Science.

Definition

Definition and kinds.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a cyclone, and how do tropical, extratropical and subtropical cyclones differ? definition
  2. Is the system a cyclone, a tornado or an anticyclone? boundary

Formation

Formation and structure.

Formation

Formation.

  1. How do cyclones form and evolve, including fronts, eyes and rainbands? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific type? action
Forecast Forecasting and warnings.

Regulation.

Forecasting

Forecasting.

Forecasting

Forecasting.

  1. How are cyclones tracked and forecast, and how accurate are forecasts, as services report? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Warnings

Warnings and safety.

Warnings

Warnings.

  1. Where are official warnings issued, and what safety advice applies? action
  2. Is the user in an area under warning, who should follow official instructions? boundary
Impact Hazards and climate.

Attribution.

Hazards

Hazards.

Hazards

Hazards.

  1. What hazards do cyclones bring, and which events were most damaging, with sources? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific storm? action

Climate

Climate change.

Climate

Climate.

  1. How is climate change affecting cyclones, as the IPCC and studies find? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Related phenomena and history.

Context.

Related

Polar vortex, atmospheric rivers and other planets.

Related

Related.

  1. What are the polar vortex, atmospheric rivers such as the Pineapple Express and extraterrestrial vortices? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific phenomenon? action

History

History of understanding.

History

History.

  1. How did meteorologists come to understand cyclones, from Redfield to the Norwegian school? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of meteorology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should tropical cyclone and extratropical cyclone be separate primary entries?
  • How should meteorological services be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming distinct phenomena; should they be split off?