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	Cyclone Catarina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Catarina hit southeastern Brazil in late March of 2004, and though not the first southern Atlantic tropical cyclone, it was the first positively identified hurricane strength system in the basin.
		Catarina continued to encounter favorable conditions, and reached a peak of 100 mph (160 km/h) estimated sustained winds on the 28th [2], which made the storm a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.
		Brazilian meteorologists named the storm Catarina for its proximity to (and eventual landfall at) the state of Santa Catarina, although government forecasters initially denied that the storm, which clearly had an open eye and various other tropical morphologies, was a hurricane at all.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyclone_Catarina (738 words)

	South Atlantic tropical cyclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A South Atlantic tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event which occurs in the southern Atlantic Ocean, south of the equator.
		Cyclone (or Hurricane) Catarina was an extraordinarily rare tropical cyclone, forming in the southern Atlantic Ocean in March 2004.
		This would mark the first time in recorded history that two tropical cyclones (Catarina and the January storm) have been seen during the same year in the South Atlantic, and may be considered to make up the 2003-04 South Atlantic hurricane season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Atlantic_tropical_cyclone (545 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Hurricane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (also referred to as a tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, or hurricane depending on strength and geographical context) is a type of low pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
		Warm core: Tropical cyclones are characterized and driven by the release of large amounts of latent heat of condensation as moist air is carried upwards and its water vapor condenses.
		The direction of the cyclonic circulation depends on the hemisphere; it is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Hurricane (8876 words)

	Tropical cyclone - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or tropical storm, typhoon or hurricane, depending on strength and location) is a type of low-pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
		The primary energy source of a tropical cyclone is the release of the heat of condensation from water vapor condensing at high altitudes.
		However, three tropical cyclones have been observed here — a weak tropical storm in 1991 off the coast of Africa, Cyclone Catarina (sometimes also referred to as Aldonça), which made landfall in Brazil in 2004, and a smaller storm in January of 2004, east of Salvador, Brazil as a Category 1 hurricane.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Tropical_cyclone (4906 words)

	Tropical cyclone - Enpsychlopedia
		Image:Cyclone Catarina from the ISS on March 26 2004.JPG In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, or hurricane, depending on strength and geographical context) is a type of low pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
		Therefore, a tropical cyclone can be thought of as a giant vertical heat engine supported by mechanics driven by physical forces such as the orbital revolution and gravity of the Earth.
		Eyewall: It is the area directly around the eye of the cyclone where the winds are the highest, the clouds reach furthest into the atmosphere and the precipitation is the heaviest.
	www.enpsychlopedia.com /psypsych/Hurricane (8570 words)

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		The LOW was nowhere near becoming a tropical or even subtropical cyclone, but it was nonetheless interesting in that SSTs in the area ranged from 24 to 26 C. Out-of-season tropical cyclones have originated in that general area in the past (e.g., Alice of December, 1954, Lili of December, 1984, and Ana of April, 2003).
		Cyclones of tropical storm intensity formed in the North Indian Ocean in 1986 and 1991, the former in the Bay of Bengal and the second in the Arabian Sea.
		The cyclone's peak intensity of 45 kts was reached on the 9th; after that Sally weakened quickly due to the combined deleterious effects of dry air and increased vertical shear.
	www.typhoon2000.ph /garyp_mgtcs/jan05sum.txt (10054 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/South Atlantic tropical cyclone
		A South Atlantic tropical cyclone is an unusual weather event which occurs below the equator in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
		Catarina is one of only three South Atlantic cyclones to have been recorded by weather satellites, and the only one ever recorded to have reached hurricane-strength and to have hit land.
		Additionally, on January 19, 2004, another cyclonic circulation developed just east of Salvador, Brazil.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/South_Atlantic_tropical_cyclone (406 words)

	The Nitpickers Site: Movie Nitpick - Day After Tomorrow, The - 2004
		Hurricane: A cyclone occuring in the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean.
		This same tropical cyclone is known as a hurricane in the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocean, and as a cyclone in the Indian Ocean.
		The generic name for the meteorological phenomenon in question is "tropical cyclone" so 43395 was wrong when he asserted: "Note: this is an actually defined meteorological condition not just local slang..." The names are assigned somewhat arbitrarily and are bastardized versions of local names for the storms (consider typhoon and taifun).
	www.nitpickers.com /movies/nitpick.cgi?np=67317 (564 words)

	MercoPress - Falklands-Malvinas & South Atlantic News
		A child was killed when a wall of her house collapsed and a driver was squashed by a falling tree as he drove in the middle of the storm.
		The cyclone baptized “Catarina” by local meteorologists, had been anticipated by the Hurricane Centre of Miami and described as “category 1” (the mildest out of a Safir scale of five).
		Brazilian meteorologists indicated that their Miami counterparts missed when they described “Catarina” as a hurricane, since this could be easily checked by the temperature in the eye of the storm and the gyration of winds.
	www.falkland-malvinas.com /Detalle.asp?NUM=3459 (695 words)

	Met Office: Catarina hits Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It came ashore in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina on 28 March 2004 with winds, estimated by the US National Hurricane Center, of near 90 m.p.h., causing much damage to property and some loss of life.
		Debate still continues as to the true nature of this cyclone and why it should have developed in a region where no hurricane activity has been observed in the past.
		However, one thing is certain; 'Catarina' is set to become one of the most intensely studied hurricanes in history.
	www.metoffice.com /sec2/sec2cyclone/catarina.html (379 words)

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		Tropical cyclone activity in the Northeast Pacific (NEP) during 2003 began on schedule with the formation of Tropical Storm Andres in late May, but the season was very unusual in that the first hurricane did not form until 24 August.
		However, most of the latter cyclones did reach hurricane intensity and the totals of 16 named storms and 7 hurricanes are near the annual averages of 16.3 and 9.2, respectively.
		No tropical cyclone advisories were apparently issued on this system (which originated east of longitude 180) by CPHC; yet, JTWC's Best Track file indicates that it was a tropical storm with a MSW of 40 kts for almost two days while east of the Dateline.
	www.typhoon2000.ph /garyp_mgtcs/apr04sum.txt (5466 words)

	GEO Year Book 2004
		In August alone, eight cyclones were recorded, which set a new record for the month (the previous record was seven, in both 1933 and in 1995).
		'Catarina' formed more than 400 km from the South Atlantic Brazilian coast (at about latitude 28° S) and proceeded to the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul with wind speeds of up to 120 km/h.
		Previously, hurricanes or cyclones of this strength did not occur in the South Atlantic, since the necessary combination of wind and temperature conditions needed to create them were absent.
	www.unep.org /geo/yearbook/yb2004/045.htm (474 words)

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		The definition of a tropical cyclone in WMO Region V requires that gales be present near the center; hence, the storm remained unnamed until there was evidence of gale-force winds near the LOW's center.
		To repeat the caveat which is included in the Author's Note at the end of the cyclone summaries--the tropical cyclone tracks I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/advisories/ advices/bulletins which are issued by the various tropical cyclone warning agencies around the world.
		Users of these tracks should be aware that they are preliminary and subject to revision during post-seasonal analyses of the cyclones by the forecasters and analysts at the several warning centers.
	www.australiasevereweather.com /cyclones/2004/trak0403.txt (1191 words)

	The world's top cyclone catarina websites
		Catarina was compact, about 320 km in diameter.
		Only one possible tropical cyclone has ever been reported in the South Atlantic before, and it stayed out at sea.
		Catarina is the only one to have been recorded by weather satellites, and the only one ever recorded to have hit land.
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/cyclone_catarina (231 words)

	News Room
		The northern part of Rio Grande do Sul and the southern region of Santa Catarina were battered by high winds and heavy rains.
		The cyclone killed 13 people, damaged and destroyed homes, and left thousands of families homeless.
		To help people affected by the cyclone and other crises worldwide, donate to the Emergency Relief Fund at http://www.er-d.org/, or call (800) 334-7626, ext.
	www.er-d.org /newsroom_39919_ENG_HTM.htm (269 words)

	Bastique: Weather Observations
		In March 28 of this year, another first occurred in world weather: A Cyclone that formed in the South Atlantic made landfall in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing three people.
		The Cyclone qualified as a Category 1 on the Safford Simpson Scale, and as the World Meteorological Organization does not yet have a list of naming South Atlantic storms, the name Cyclone Catarina has been informally adopted.
		This was the first recorded hurricane in the South Atlantic and the third cyclonic system.
	www.bastique.com /2004/09/weather-observations.html (213 words)

	EO Newsroom: New Images - “Hurricane” Catarina hits Brazil
		However, late last week, a circulation center well off the coast of southern Brazil developed tropical cyclone characteristics and continued to intensify as it moved westward.
		The crew of the International Space Station was notified of the cyclone and acquired excellent photographss of the storm just as it made landfall on the southern Brazilian state of Catarina (the storm has been unofficially dubbed “Hurricane Catarina”).
		Additional images of this Rare South Atlantic Tropical Cyclone are in the Natural Hazards section.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16505 (279 words)

	Satellite Services Division - Home Page
		The first tropical cyclone of hurricane intensity in the satellite era developed in the South Atlantic on 25 March and struck the southern coast of Brazil in Santa Catarina State with unofficial sustained winds of 75 knots early on 28th.
		Two people were confirmed dead and five fishermen were feared dead after their ship sank off the coast.
		Tropical analysts at the Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) derived 11 position and intensity estimates on the tropical cyclone, dubbed Catarina by Brazilian meteorologists, and seven phone coordination calls were held with satellite meteorologists at the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC).
	www.ssd.noaa.gov /PS/TROP/catarina.html (227 words)

	Hurricane Catarina/Aldonca - Rare South Atlantic Hurricane
		The similar name "Aldoncia" means "sweet." Later the official agency in Brazil named the cyclone "Catarina" after the name of the Brazilian state towards which it was headed.
		This cyclone will be looked at and commented on for years to come...not to mention the great number of research papers that will be forth coming.
		The main difference, she said, is that the eye of a hurricane is hot, while the centre of an extratropical cyclone, that forms above colder waters, is cold.
	www.drdisk.com.hk /aldonca.htm (12948 words)

	Articles - Mission Network News
		The cyclones began on March 28, hitting 39 cities in the state of Santa Catarina and the northern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
		These areas were battered by high winds and heavy rains that killed 13 people, destroyed up to 100 homes, and left thousands of families homeless.
		Approximately 2 million people were affected by the storm, which caused more than $300 million in damages.
	www.mnnonline.org /article/6085 (408 words)

	MRG Interactive Internal Development Homepage
		Diagnosing the Tropical Transition of Tropical Cyclone Catarina (2004) - Poster
		Diagnosing the Tropical Transitions of Tropical Cyclone Catarina (2004) and Hurricane Alex (2004)
		The influence of the downstream state on the ET of Danielle and Earl (1998) - cyclone workshop presentation (tar'd and gzip'd PowerPoint and mpeg movies)
	www.atmos.albany.edu /facstaff/rmctc (485 words)

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