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Satellite pictures used in conjunction with conventional data indicate that the cyclonic circulation that developed into hurricane Anna of 1961 existed a day or more before it was detected with conventional data alone. It is interesting to speculate if the “area of origin” of many Atlantic hurricanes will be pushed farther eastward as more satellite data become available.
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Sigmund Fritz (1962) studied this question.
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