TYPHOONS

• Wave shoaling is the process by which waves entering shallow waters increase in height as an effect of increased velocity
• Continental shelf is the edge of a continent or landmass that is submerged in the ocean.
• The continental slope transitions into the continental rise, the outermost portion of any continent or landmass.
• Tropical cyclone - An organized, rotating system of clouds and thunderstorms that initially form over tropical ocean waters
• Typhoons - Formed over the Northwest Pacific
• Hurricane - Formed in the Atlantic and East Pacific
• Cyclone / Tropical Cyclone - Formed in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific
• Eye - The calmest portion of the storm and the point where the winds rotate
• Eyewall or Wall Cloud - The area containing the strongest winds of a tropical cyclone; closest to the eye
• Tropical Depression - A tropical cyclone in its weakest form
• Tropical Storm - A tropical depression that intensifies and sustains winds of 62 kph
• Tropical Cyclone (Typhoon) - Sustained winds of 118 kph
• PAG-ASA - Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
• Tropical Depression - Tropical Storm category with sustained winds of less than or equal to 61 kph
• Tropical Storm - Tropical Storm category with sustained winds of 62-88 kph
• Severe Tropical Storm - Tropical Storm category with sustained winds of 89-117 kph
• Typhoon - Tropical Storm category with sustained winds of 118-220 kph
• Super Typhoon - Tropical Storm category with sustained winds of more than 220 kph
• Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) - Issues to inform the public on the projected impacts of the storm and how soon these are expected to be felt