Fantastic images Gale!!
It is obvious that many Medicanes develope in a way similar to that of hurricane Vince'05,TS Eduard'90,Hurricane Eight '91,Hurricane Karl and Carley '80 ecc.,from a cold front ,extratropical cyclon or cut off,wen the cold core becomes warm core,the cyclone increases its ower,and the covection explodes in the center.In this cases it is NOT necessary that the temperature of the water reaches 26°C (that condition necassary for hurricane CAT 3-4 - or 5 ). Others Medicanes may result from a north african warm core cyclones.
Medicanes like the one on September 1983 or October 1996 (23-25°C sea) hould be regarded as tropical cyclones like Vince,Karl,Carley(all occurred in the same latitude as that of the Mediterranean sea).
Were did you get those images from?
they are amazing.!! would you be able to get some of others medicanes?
visible Gen.1982?
14 Dec.1985?
23 Oct.1994?
9 Oct.1996(Tyrrenian sea)?
24 sept.1997(Tyrrenian sea)?
Many Thanks Gale,sono davvero felice :-)
This is a Mediterranean Hurricane Dec.2005