What are the super cyclone, super-typhoon, a major hurricane and an intense hurricane?
When the maximum sustained 3 minutes surface winds are more than 119 knots, the low pressure system is called as “Super Cyclone” over north Indian Ocean. Similarly, Super-typhoon” is a term utilized by the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Centre for typhoons that reach maximum sustained 1 minute surface winds of at least 130 knots (65 m/s). This is the equivalent of a strong Saffir-Simpson category 4 or category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin or a category 5 severe tropical cyclone in the Australian basin.
