Question

Areas of high CAPE in the beta-skirt outside these regions are the subject of an “axisymmetrization hypothesis” explaining how secondary examples of these regions are formed. Microwave satellites are used to see through the CDO that obscures these regions. Mesovortices are found in structures outside these regions that undergo a namesake “replacement cycle.” Systems in which these regions are large are assigned high numbers by the (*) Dvorak technique. Because these regions are wider at greater altitudes, their appearance is often compared to a stadium. These regions are surrounded by strong updrafts that rotate about them. (10[1])A “wall” surrounding (10[1])these regions (10[1])contains the most intense winds (10[1])of systems categorized by the Saffir-Simpson (10[1])scale. For 10 points, name these regions of calm weather at the center of tropical cyclones. ■END■

ANSWER: eyes of tropical cyclones [accept eyewalls; accept eyes of hurricanes; accept eyes of typhoons; accept eyewall replacement cycle; prompt on tropical cyclones or hurricanes or typhoons; prompt on storms; prompt on the center or middle of a tropical cyclone]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Liam KusalikYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken9410
Ishan JoshiRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha9710
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donutas rational as the square root of two power bottoms9910
Colin VeeversCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 10410
Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere11010

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