https://padlet.com/ettenicholson/Exploring_Hector_the_Convector Exploring Hector the Convector en-us 2021-03-25 18:50:42 UTC 2023-09-09 11:54:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f327.png ettenicholson https://padlet.com/ettenicholson/Exploring_Hector_the_Convector/wish/1354547097 BACKGROUND
The Hector Convector is one of the most unusual and consistent phenomenon in the weather. The Hector Convector is a thunderstorm that takes place like clockwork north of Australia over the Tiwi Islands of Melville and Bathurst. 
This storm got it's name when pilots and sailors, traveling between Darwin, Australia and Papua New Guinea,  used it somewhat as a landmark to aid in navigation. The storm was reliable as a navigation point as it occurred at the same place and time everyday. 


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Hector the Convector got it's name because this thunderstorm occurs like clockwork above the Tiwi island. Thunderstorms are associated with cumulonimbus clouds. Thunderstorms occur when warm air rises swiftly to the cooler parts of the atmosphere. The moisture in the updraft then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud. (Krider, E. Phillip 2020)

(AussieMob, AccuWeather, 2021)]]> 2021-03-25 20:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ettenicholson/Exploring_Hector_the_Convector/wish/1354909478 ettenicholson https://padlet.com/ettenicholson/Exploring_Hector_the_Convector/wish/1354918679 AccuWeather (2020, February 21). Hector Storm: the worlds most consistent thunderstorm. Retrieved from: https://www.accuweather.com/en/accuweather-ready/hector-storm-consistent-thunderstorm/687037

Floyd, Caroline (2019, November 19). Meet Hector, the massive thunderstorm that shows up everyday. The Weather Network. Retrieved from. https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/why-australias-hector-the-convector-is-one-of-the-most-studied-storms-on-earth

Herring, Jake (2020, September 19). Meet Hector, the thunderstorm that can tell time. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved from.  https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2020/09/19/meet-hector-the-thunderstorm-that-can-tell-time/#:~:text=Located%20just%20north%20of%20Darwin,conditions%20conducive%20to%20thunderstorm%20development.

Krider, E. Philip (2020, October 29). Thunderstorm. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from. https://www.britannica.com/science/thunderstorm]]> 2021-03-25 20:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ettenicholson/Exploring_Hector_the_Convector/wish/1354918679 ettenicholson https://padlet.com/ettenicholson/Exploring_Hector_the_Convector/wish/1354968541 WHERE?
The Hector Convector phenomenon occurs every day around 3pm from September through December over the Tiwi island in North Australia.  

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The Hector Storm is possible because of the perfect conditions that the area provides to make this phenomenon possible. The first condition is that climate of North Australia is very hot and humid which results in moist humid air. The second condition is the presence of sea breeze due to the heating differential the islands and the ocean. The third condition is that pyramidical shape of the Melville and Bathurst islands forces the humid air into the troposphere. (Herring, Jake 2020)  

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The amazing phenomenon of Hector the Convector is made possible because of the unique shape of the Tiwi islands. The shape of the islands force the warm sea breeze as high as 20km into the atmosphere. Sea breeze occurs when warm air from the ocean blows onto land, causing the land to be warm during the day. As the air travels upward through convection, it forms a massive cumulonimbus thundercloud known as Hector to the locals.

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