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The Wave Cyclone. As you know, by reading Chapter 18, the wave cyclone in the dominant weather producer across the contiguous United States. It forms as cold air (cP) moves into moist unstable warm air (mT). (*). The wave cyclone is an excellent example of a number of meteorological concepts and for that reason this lab is dedicated to it. (*).
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4. The Wave Cyclone In this lab you will see how a wave cyclone is depicted on a weather map based on data from cities across the United States. Each city reports weather information pertaining to the temperature, barometric pressure, percent cloud cover, wind direction, wind velocity and precipitation if any.
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25. A couple of final questions: What type of clouds would be found along the cold front?
What type of clouds would be found in advance of the warm front?