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  • 1Tropical cyclogenesis — is the technical term describing the development and strengthening of a tropical cyclone in the atmosphere.cite web | author = Arctic Climatology and Meteorology | url = http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/cyclogenesis.html | title = Definition… …

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  • 2Tropical cyclone track forecasting — involves predicting where a tropical cyclone is going to track over the next five days, every 6 to 12 hours. The history of tropical cyclone track forecasting has evolved from a single station approach to a comprehensive approach which uses a… …

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  • 3Tropical Africa — is a diverse region of the African continent that falls between the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere, at approximately 23°26 (23.4°) N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23°26 (23.4°) S latitude. This… …

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  • 4Tropical marine ecosystem — Tropical marine climate Islands and coastal areas 10° to 20° north or south of the equator usually have a tropical marine climate.The climate of the tropical marine system is influenced by the sea. There are two main seasons the wet season and… …

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  • 5Tropical cyclone observation — has been carried out over the past couple of centuries in various ways. The passage of typhoons, hurricanes, as well as other tropical cyclones have been detected by word of mouth from sailors recently coming to port or by radio transmissions… …

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  • 6Tropical Smoothie Cafe — is a restaurant in the U.S.A., its name is often shortened to Tropical Smoothie. In addition to smoothies the company sells sandwiches made from Boar s Head, and Lay s potato chips. Tropical Smoothie Cafe began as a smoothie shop in 1993. The… …

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  • 7Tropical — Trop ic*al, a. [Cf. L. tropicus of turning, Gr. ?. See {Tropic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical… …

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  • 8Tropical cyclone — Hurricane redirects here. For other uses, see Hurricane (disambiguation). Hurricane Isabel (2003) as seen from orbit during Expedition 7 of the International Space Station. The eye, eyewall and surrounding rainbands that are characteristics of… …

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  • 9tropical rainforest — Introduction also spelled  tropical rain forest        luxuriant forest, generally composed of broad leaved trees and found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator.  Rainforests are vegetation types dominated by broad leaved trees …

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  • 10Tropical cyclone scales — Part of a series on Tropical cyclones …

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