how does the coriolis effect contribute to formation of tropical cyclones ?
Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The Coriolis effect play an important role to topical cyclones because all areas of low pressure must rotate to maintain their structure. Tropical cyclones draw air into the center through this rotation. This air then converges from all sides and is forced to rise, creating clouds and precipitation as the pressure drops.
Tropical cyclones are a type of low pressure system that form only in the tropics where the water is warm. These cyclones feed on the latent heat stored in warm water, and typically move poleward at some point as they mature and get caught in steering winds that move them out of the tropical easterlies.