Many computer simulations treat a hurricane as a system in which
the energy input is heat and the energy output is the mechanical
energy residing in the high winds. Computer models can predict
a hurricane's wind speed based on measurements of air and water
temperature, and then display the information in a graphical form.
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology's Program for Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate,
has created a computer program to simulate hurricane behavior.
The simulations and more information about Dr. Emanuel’s
hurricane research can be found at: http://www-paoc.mit.edu/~emanuel/home.html
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