Temperature for hurricane formation and sustenance?

Question

As I understand it, although there are exceptions, for the most part a hurricane cannot form with ocean temperatures below 20 degrees C and they can become awesome category 5s with water temperatures of 23 degrees. This equals 293 and 296 degrees Kelvin, respectively, a differential of only 1%. Has there been any scientific answers developed to explain exactly why such a small
difference in temperature from 293K can cause make vesus not for tropical storm development?

Answer 1

"Tropical Cyclones derive their energy from the warm tropical oceans and do not form unless the sea-surface temperature is above 26.5°C, although, once formed, they can persist over lower sea-surface temperatures." taken from the link below. This would also apply to a Hurricane.

I would only be speculating at this stage, but I guess that a statistical analysis of sea surface temperatures for the development of hurricanes was done.

Answer 2

Tropical Cyclones/hurricanes/typhoons get their energy from the release of latent heat of condensation and freezing in the clouds that make up the storm. Sufficient evaporation from the sea is required to provide the water vapour to condense into the cloud. That amount of evaporation does not occur unless the sea surface temperature is in excess of 26°C. A 1° rise in sea surface temperature means a lot more evaporation and thus more water vapour. The temperature is critical.

Answer 3

no longer merely warmth water yet warmth deeper water. If the water is too shallow the typhoon will right now churn it up and lose it really is warmth source. in reality the issue that drives hurricanes is warmth water vapor straight away increasing from the sea into the ambience. There it cools and condenses forming typhoon clouds. In doing so it releases its warmth which warms and displaces the cooler air above it which in turn creates low rigidity and sucks up even more advantageous warmth humid air. it really is this cycle of warm temperature change that will improve the intensity of the typhoon.