Packet 10: Bonus 20
Decreasing intensity of tropical storms is indicated by “open” or “ragged” instances of these regions, which indicates a weakening of their surrounding namesake “walls.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these circular regions of calm weather at the center of hurricanes.
ANSWER: hurricane eyes [or cyclone eyes or typhoon eyes]
[10m] In this effect, a hurricane may have two distinct eyes when two storms merge. In 2017, Hurricane Hilary and Irwin combined in this effect named for a Japanese meteorologist.
ANSWER: Fujiwhara effect
[10h] In this model, the frontal fracture and T-bone phases precede the formation of an eye by a warm-core seclusion. This model expands the Bergen school’s classical Norwegian model.
ANSWER: Shapiro–Keyser model
<Editors, Other Science> | S. Playoffs 10 (Editors 10)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago A | Northwestern A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | EM |
| UC Berkeley A | Virginia Tech | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |