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Re: Waterspouts.
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2003 Sep 17, 18:42 -0300
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2003 Sep 17, 18:42 -0300
We get short-lived ones here in the Northumberland Strait from time to time. They are technically not the same as tornados. Here is a nice summary of the phenomenon from Environment Canada: http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/brochures/waterspout_e.cfm and http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/teachers_guides/module6_air_sea_intera ction_e.htmL? (The question mark should be in this URL, not out of it). "Waterspouts: These form occasionally over warm ocean water, particularly in the early fall when sea surface temperatures are still fairly warm, and colder air begins moving over marine waters. Fishermen working in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, for example, often report waterspouts in the early-mid fall. Colder air aloft is necessary to make conditions unstable enough for waterspouts to form." Jim Thompson jim2@jimthompson.net www.jimthompson.net Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus -----------------------------------------
