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Fronts and Mid-latitude Cyclones Chapter 9

Fronts and Mid-latitude Cyclones Chapter 9. Meteorology 1010 Professor Bunds Utah Valley University. Fronts. A front is a boundary between two air masses (of different densities) 2 main types, named based on which air mass is moving into the other:

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Fronts and Mid-latitude Cyclones Chapter 9

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  1. Fronts and Mid-latitude Cyclones Chapter 9 Meteorology 1010 Professor Bunds Utah Valley University

  2. Fronts • A front is a boundary between two air masses (of different densities) • 2 main types, named based on which air mass is moving into the other: • Warm front; warm air pushes into and over colder air • Cold front; cold air pushes into and under warmer air

  3. Warm Front Gently sloped boundary; gentle, long-lasting precip

  4. Cold Front Steeply sloped boundary; intense, short-lived precip. (thunderstorms common)

  5. Occluded Fronts More common

  6. Midlatitude Cyclone

  7. Formation of an Occlusion

  8. Life of a Midlatitiude Cyclone

  9. Weather of a Midlatitude Cyclone

  10. Conditions Aloft Surface Conditions

  11. Storm Tracks

  12. Anticyclone

  13. Storm of the Century

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