Distinguish between the following:

Tropical cyclone and Temperate cyclones.

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TROPICAL CYCLONES

TEMPERATE CYCLONES

1.

Tropical cyclones develop in the Intertropical convergence zone [ITCZ] due to the differential heating of land and sea.

Temperate cyclones are formed in mid-latitudes between 35° and 65°N and S.

2.

This cyclone is characterized by light wind and clear skies or light cloud.

These cyclones have rising air at the centre which results in clouds and rain.

3.

Tropical cyclones have strongest winds in the lower troposphere, near the top of the boundary layer.

Temperate cyclones have strongest winds at the top of the troposphere in the core of the jet stream.

4.

These cyclones have much more intense rainfall than temperate cyclones.

These cyclones tend to have much more moderate rainfall still destructive enough to cause flooding.

5.

The wind decrease with height.

The wind increase with height.