Air mass* Flashcards
1
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Air mass
A
The boundary between two air masses which have different temperature & humidity
*Air Mass – Large body of air with relatively the same characteristic
2
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Formation of Front
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frontogenesis
frontolysis
3
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Frontogenesis
A
The birth of the front
When 2 air masses meet
4
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Frontolysis
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The death of a front
different characteristics reconcile and breaks apart
5
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Types of Front
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- Stationary Front
- Warm Front
- Cold Front
- Occluded Front
6
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Stationary front
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- Two fronts of the same strength meet each other
- Very slow/stationary
- Bad weather may exist for several days
7
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Warm Fronts
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- Warm air replacing cold air
- Low Speed
- Very Large Area
- Stable Air
- Drizzles
- Stratus Clouds
- Shallow Slope
8
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Cold Fronts
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- Cold beats warm air
- High Speeds
- Small Area
- Steep Slope
- Associated with Cumulonimbus Clouds & Thunderstorms
9
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Occluded Front
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- One front overtaking the other
- Both fronts are displayed
- Thunderstorms exist
- Stratus Clouds may be visible
