Images related to Hurricane Frances

Taking the Temperature of the Hurricane Pool
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Taking the Temperature of the Hurricane Pool

Satellite measurements of sea surface temperatures provide clues to the potential for tropical cyclone development.

Published Jun 4, 2014

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Harvey Churned Up and Cooled Down the Gulf
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Harvey Churned Up and Cooled Down the Gulf

Cool rain and runoff, combined with the overturning of sea water, has cooled off the sea.

Published Sep 3, 2017

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Hurricane Nicole’s Cold Water Wake
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Hurricane Nicole’s Cold Water Wake

Hurricanes feed off of warm ocean surfaces, consuming the heat and dragging up cool water from below.

Published Oct 19, 2016

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State of the Sea at the Start of Hurricane Season
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State of the Sea at the Start of Hurricane Season

Tropical waters are warm, as usual, but not unusually so.

Published Jun 1, 2012

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Sea Surface Temperatures at the Start of 2010 Hurricane Season
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Sea Surface Temperatures at the Start of 2010 Hurricane Season

This color-coded image from June 1, 2010, shows which equatorial ocean waters are warm enough to promote hurricane formation.

Published Jun 3, 2010

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Hurricane-Ready Sea Surface Temperatures
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Hurricane-Ready Sea Surface Temperatures

In early August, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised downward slightly their early-season predictions of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.

Published Aug 16, 2006

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Atlantic Heat Source for Hurricane Irene
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Atlantic Heat Source for Hurricane Irene

Plenty of warm-water fuel waits in the Atlantic Basin for Hurricane Irene and other tropical storms to build themselves up in August 2011.

Published Aug 25, 2011

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