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Different Types of Weather Fronts
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Colin Waite
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Different Types of Weather Fronts
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Colin Waite
1. Warm Fronts
1.1. warm air moving towards cold air
1.2. warm, moist air over cooler, drier air
1.3. and bring light precipitation
2. Dry Lines
2.1. boundaries between lighter humid air and denser dry air
2.2. Air masses with similar temperatures but strong humidity gradients will act as fronts
2.3. Favorite for thunderstoms
3. Learning links
3.1. Air masses and fronts
3.2. When hot air masses meet cold air masses
4. Stationary Front
4.1. do not move
4.2. are two unlike air masses side by side
4.3. and warmer air is displaced above colder
5. Cold Fronts
5.1. a mass of cold air advancing towards warm air
5.2. with heavy precipitation, rain or snow, combined with rapid temperature drops
5.3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdgqkc2YJ1Q
6. Occluded Fronts
6.1. occur when two fronts meet, the warm air mass between them is displaced aloft
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