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DoctorHurricane2003 wrote:kJ cm-2 is a unit: kilojoules per square centimeter
Basically amount of energy over an area
Right, combination of both high temperatures are and how deep they go. Don't get the idea from this picture that off the coast the hurricane will weaken because SST are around 32C.