AD - Atmospheric Disturbances 1 & 2

Question 1

What are Air Masses?

& 3 Characteristics?

Answer 1

A Large body of air that has relatively uniform properties in the horizontal dimension and moves as an entity.

Large, Horizontally Uniform, Moves as a Unit

Question 2

What is Cyclogensis?

SWOOD?

Answer 2

The creation of a midlatitude cyclone

Stationary, Wave, Open, Occluded, Dissipating (SWOOD)

Question 3

What are Source Regions?

Answer 3

Regions that are particularly well suited to generate air masses

Forms at Uniform Surface & High Pressure

Question 4

5 Types of Air Masses

w/ Acronyms

Answer 4

A, cP, mP, cT, mT, E

Arctic, c = Continental, m = Maritime, T = Tropical, P = Polar, Equator

Question 5

What are Fronts?

& 4 Types?

Answer 5

The thin boundary area between colliding air masses

Stationary, Warm, Cold, Occluded

Question 6

What is a Midlatitude Cylcone?

Question 7

What is a Cold Front?

Symbol, Weather, & Precipitation?

Answer 7

A Front of Cold Air

(Blue Triangles), Violent, High-Itensity

Question 8

What is a Warm Front?

Symbol, Weather, & Precipitation?

Answer 8

A front of Warm Air

(Half-Circles), Gradual & Light Precipitation, Low-Itensity, Widespread

Question 9

What is an Occluded Front?

Answer 9

A cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass

Question 10

What is a Stationary Front?

Symbol, Weather, & Precipitation

Answer 10

Neither air mass is advancing on the other

Typical in mT & cP, Stationary Movement, Prolonged Cloud Cover