1. The Effects of Vertical Wind Shear and Sea Surface Temperature on the Cyclogenesis and Intensity of Hurricanes Open Access Author: Gowan, Thomas Michael Title: The Effects of Vertical Wind Shear and Sea Surface Temperature on the Cyclogenesis and Intensity of Hurricanes Area of Honors: Meteorology Keywords: meteorologyvertical wind shearsea surface temperaturehurricanecyclogenesismoisturetropical cyclone File: Download Gowan_HonorsThesis__1_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Fuqing Zhang, Thesis SupervisorFuqing Zhang, Thesis Honors AdvisorKenneth James Davis, Faculty Reader