...the outer edge.? Hurricanes can involve winds in excess of 130 km/h at the outer edge.
Make a crude estimate of the energy of such a hurricane, approximating it as a rigidly rotating uniform cylinder of air (density 1.3 kg/m^3) of radius 90 km and height 5.0 km.
Make a crude estimate of the angular momentum of such a hurricane.
I know how to figure out the energy. (The answer is 5.4×10^16 J), but I am having trouble with the momentum. Please help! Thanks.
Make a crude estimate of the energy of such a hurricane, approximating it as a rigidly rotating uniform cylinder of air (density 1.3 kg/m^3) of radius 90 km and height 5.0 km.
Make a crude estimate of the angular momentum of such a hurricane.
I know how to figure out the energy. (The answer is 5.4×10^16 J), but I am having trouble with the momentum. Please help! Thanks.