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TRS or a Tropical Revolving Storm

TRS Cloud Structure

TROPICAL REVOLVING STORMS A tropical revolving storm or a TRS is a storm system with a low-pressure centre, around which winds of gale force (34 knots or force 8) or more blow spirally inwards, anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere (SH).TRS is common in various places in the world, but they can be called as below:“Cyclones” is used in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. “Hurricane” is used on the western side of north Atlantic and south Pacific. “Cordonazo” is used on the eastern side of North Pacific. “Typhoon” is used on … [Read more...]

By Cult of Sea Filed Under: General, Meteorology Tagged With: eye, eye wall, outer storm area, tropical revolving storm, tropical revolving storm at sea, tropical revolving storm formation, tropical revolving storm path, tropical revolving storms, tropical revolving storms southern hemisphere

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