Throughout the second half of hurricane season, meteorologists will begin mentioning how tropical systems may transition to extratropical systems. What is the difference between tropical and ...

Meteorologists divide storms, or cyclones, into two general types: "extratropical" and "tropical." Extratropical cyclones are the familiar storms that occur in all seasons and can form over land ...

This is because these mid-latitude cyclones, or extra-tropical cyclones, get their energy not from warm water but from the horizontal clashing of a cold air mass and a warmer air mass. They also ...

Storms are only named if they are tropical. Extra-tropical cyclones, like the one coming to Florida for the weekend can bring similar impacts to tropical storms and even hurricanes, but they are ...

However, the influence of extratropical upper-tropospheric variations on the convection jump has not been fully discussed. In a study published in the Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan.