How is a cyclone formed?

Question

What is a cyclone and how is it formed?

Answer 1

The air above the sea is lifted up because of low density due to heat. The empty place will be occupied by the surrounding air.when the air comes to occupy the empty place in comes with more force and the pressure is built up at that place.Then this high pressure air moves towards normal pressure area causing the formation of cyclone.

Answer 2

A tropical cyclone is a low-pressure system which develops in the tropics and is sufficiently intense to produce sustained gale force winds of at least 63 km/h. If the sustained wind reaches hurricane force of at least 118 km/h the system is defined as a severe tropical cyclone. In other parts of the world they are called hurricanes or typhoons.

Answer 3

Cyclones are formed from simple thunderstorms. However, these thunderstorms can only grow to cyclone strength with cooperation from both the ocean and the atmosphere. First of all, the ocean water itself must be warmer than 26.5 degrees Celsius (81°F). The heat and moisture from this warm water is ultimately the source of energy for cyclones. Cyclones will weaken rapidly when they travel over land or colder ocean waters -- locations where their heat and/or moisture sources do not exist.

Related to having warm ocean water, high relative humidities in the lower and middle troposphere are also required for cyclone development. These high humidities reduce the amount of evaporation in clouds and maximizes the latent heat released because there is more precipitation.

The vertical wind shear in a tropical cyclone's environment is also important. Wind shear is defined as the amount of change in the wind's direction or speed with increasing altitude.

When the wind shear is weak, the storms that are part of the cyclone grow vertically, and the latent heat from condensation is released into the air directly above the storm, aiding in development. When there is stronger wind shear, this means that the storms become more slanted and the latent heat release is dispersed over a much larger area.