Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 12

Question 1

What is a wave cyclone

Answer 1

Cyclone formed at polar front

Question 2

First step of creation of mid latitude cyclone

Answer 2

Wave cyclone created at polar front

Question 3

What is Cyclogenesis

Answer 3

Any development or strengthening of a mid-latitude cyclone

Question 4

What are nor easters

Answer 4

a low-pressure system that forms a storm and travels along the eastern coast of the United States

Question 5

Which places are commonly associated with cyclogenesis in america

Answer 5

the gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean east of the Carolinas, and eastern Slope of the high mountain ranges as the Rockies and Sierra Nevada

Question 6

How do mid-laittude cyclones form

Answer 6

when cold polar air meets warm, moist air from the tropics, creating a low-pressure system along the boundary between these air masses, a process called “cyclogenesis”