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1
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LATITUDE

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35-65* IN BOTH HEMISPHERE

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MEFW

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MID LATITUDE CYCLONE
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE
FRONTAL CYCLONE
WAVE CYCONE

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ORGIN

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DYNAMIC

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DYNAMIC

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AIR MASS INTERACTION WITH CORIALIS FORCE

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AIR MASS IS

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LITTLE HORIZONTAL VARIATION IN T* AND MOISTURE

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AIRMASS HEIGHT

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SURFACE TO LOW STRATOSPHERE

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SOURCE REGION

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HOMOGENOUS REGION OVER WHICH AIR MASSES FORM

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MAIN SOURCE REGION

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HIGH PRESSURE BELT

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MAIN HP BELT

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SUBTROPICAL
POLAR

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SUBTROPIC HPB

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TROPICAL AIR MASSES

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POLES

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POLAR AIR MASSES

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SOURCE REGION——–AM

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HEAT AND MOISTURE EQUILIBRIUM

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AM SS

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STABLE STAGNANT

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AM ————CONVECTION

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DONT FACILITATE CONVECTION

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15
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CONDITION FOR AM: GDHN

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GENTLE
DIVERGENT AIR CIRCULTATION
HP WITH LITTLE PRESSURE

NO MAJOR SOURCE REGION IN MID LATITUDE

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WHY NO SOURCE REGION IN MID LATITUDE

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FRONTAL CYCLONES

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SOURCE REGION WSCSA

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WARM TROPICAL SUB TROPIC OCEAN
SUBTROPIC HOT DESERT
COLD HIGH LATITUDE OCCEAN
SNOW CONTINENT HIGH LATITUDE
ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC

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18
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TYPES OF AIRMASSES

A

mT
cT
mP
cP
cA

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C=

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CONTINENTAL

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M=

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MARITIME

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C

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DRY

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M

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MOIST

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FIRST LETTER

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PROPERTY

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SECOND LETTER

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SOURCE REGION

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WARM AM

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WARMER THAN UNDERLYING AREA

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mP LAT

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40-60*

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MARITIME POLAR

A

COOL MOIST UNSTABLE

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CONTINENTAL TROPICAL

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DRY HOT STABLE

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MARITIME TROPICAL

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WARM HUMID UNSTABLE

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30
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CONTACT ZONE STORMS

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FRONTS

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FRONT IS

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BOUNDARY ZONE BW 2 CONVERGING AIR MASSES

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FRONT HAS

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DIFFERENT PHY PROPERTIES

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33
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TWO AM———

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DONT MERGE READILY

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FRONTOGENESIS

A

WAR BETWEEN TWO AIR MASSES

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ONE AM WINS AGAINST OTHER

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FRONTOLYSIS

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NH FRONTOGENESIS

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ANTICLOCKWISE

37
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SH FRONTOGENESIS

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CLOCKWISE

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FRONTOGENESIS—–>

A

MID LATITUDE CYCLONE(TEMPERATE)

39
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HIGH TEMPERATURE CONTRAST

A

THIN FRONTAL ZONE

40
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DIFFERENT PHY PROPERTY——>

A

DONT MERGE READILY

41
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DONT MERGE READILY——->

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THIN FRONTAL ZONE

42
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FRONTAL ACTIVITY——>

A

ADIABATIC

43
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ADIABATIC——–>

A

CLOUDINESS AND PRECIPITATION

44
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INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION

A

SLOPE OF ASCENT
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE

45
Q

WIND SHIFT

A

> 45
<15 MIN
10 KNOTS

46
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STATIONARY FRONT

A

PARALLEL TO THE FRONT WIND

47
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SF WEATHER

A

CUMULONIMBUS
FRONTAL PRECIPITATION

48
Q

COLD F SLOPE

A

STEEP

49
Q

WHY CF STEEP

A

2X COLD FRONT

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2X CF

A

SHARPER CHANGE IN WEATHER

51
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CF MARKER

A

CIRRUS
ALTOCUMULUS
ALTOSTRATUS

52
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ACTUAL CF

A

CUMULO NIMBUS
NIMBUS

53
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WARM FRONT

A

SLOPING FRONTAL SURFACE

54
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WF——– CHANGE

A

GRADUAL

55
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WF PRECIPITATION

A

MODERATE TO GENTLE

56
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NO CUMULONIMBUS IN

A

WARM FRONT

57
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PASSAGE OF WARM FRONT

A

RISE IN TEMP AND PRESSURE

58
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CIRRO STRATUS MARKER

A

HALO AROUND SUN AND MOON

59
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OCCLUDED FRONT

A

AROUND LP-WARM AIR FORCED UPWARDS

60
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SF WINNER

A

TIE

61
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CF WINNER

A

XLEARLY COLD

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WF WINNER

A

COLD AM

63
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OCCLUDED FRONT WINNER

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COLD DOUBLE WINNER

64
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CF WF OF ARE EG OF

A

TEMPERATURE INVERRSION

65
Q

TC ISOBARS

A

NOT CLOSED

66
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POLAR FRONT BELTS

A

SUB TROPICAL HIGH
SUB POLAR LOW

67
Q

OCCLUSION FRONT—–>

A

TEMPERATE CYCLONE

68
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POLAR FRONT IS

A

OCCLUDED FRONT

69
Q

TEMERATURE INVERSION IS

A

WA ABOVE CA

70
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TEMPERATE CYCLONE DIRECTION

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WEST TO EAST

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TC MOVT. CONTROLLER

A

POLAR JET STREAM

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TC SEASON

A

WINTER AUTUMN SPRING

73
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WHY NOT SUMMER

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MOVES NORTHWARDS

74
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TC SHAPE

A

INVERTED V

75
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WESTERN DISTURBANCE IS

A

TEMPERATE CYCLONE

76
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TC MOSTLY NH

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GREATER T CONTRAST

77
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TC OCCURS

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LAND AND SEA

78
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WHY TEMP CY LARGER THAN TROPICAL

A

LARGERR AIR MASSES

79
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TEMP CY DAMAGE

A

FLOODING

80
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ENERGY SOURCE

A

PHY PROPERTIES OF AIR MASSES

81
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———–SUCEED AND PRECEDE A CTEMPERATE CYCLONE

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ANTI CYCONE

82
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ASSOCIATED INSTABILITY

A

WESTERN DISTURBANCE

83
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FUJIWHARA EFFECT

A

TWO CYCOLNE REVOLVING AROUND

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