Warm Front Flashcards
Atmospheric pressure on the warm sector
Why?
Lower pressure
Less dense = warm
Precipitation on warm sector
Why?
Showers, clearing
Small amount of air rising
How does the temperature look on the front? Why
Warm suddenly
Contact of warm air, tropical region
Atmospheric pressure on the front? Why?
Lowering pressure
Air becomes warmer
Precipitation in the warm front? Why?
Light drizzle
Warm air forces air to rise , cool and condense
What does the cold sectors temperature look like and why
Cold
Air form polar regions
Atmospheric pressure on cold sector why
Higher pressure
Cold air= more dense
Precipitation on the cold sector
Why
Showers and snow
Stratus clouds bring consistent precipitation
Cloud type on the cold sector
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Altostratus
Why: Higher clouds from rising air along top of warm front
Cloud type on the front and why?
Stratus family Cirro Nimbo Alto Why: steady warm of air
Cloud type on warm sector and why
Scattered stratus
Air rising slowly
Temperature on the warm sector. Why?
Warm
warm air from tropical region
