Wikipedia:Peer review/Eye (cyclone)/archive1

Eye (cyclone)[edit]

Looking for comments from someone less familiar with tropical cyclones...which sections need expanding, what is unclear, etc. Runningonbrains 09:34, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For a start, provide metric units as well. Expand on the type of storm, and while you link terms like mesoscale, it would be useful to have small explanation of what that means. Furthermore, it has a North Hemisphere bias, such as talking about Nor'easters. Where I come from (New Zealand), a nor'easter is a hot wind, especially in Christchurch. Given that we're used to northern hemisphere centrist, we tend to just reverse things 180 degrees, but I don't think in that case thats right. --Midnight tonight 10:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Storms are often tropical cyclones in New Zealand, or more usually, failed ones. I'll get someone on this from the Met Service as I think one of them is an editor --Midnight tonight 01:32, 3 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why is the barometric pressure so low in the eye? I recall an article explaining the causes of some strong winds by stating that as the sun heats up a hill, the hill in turn heats up the air immediately above it; the air at the altitude of the hill rises, while the lower (sea level) air remains cool and rushes over the hill to fill in the area of lesser density, creating mid-day and afternoon windy systems. Or something like that. Xaxafrad 03:22, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]