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[Image: fronts welcome image (24K)]
Graphic by:
Yiqi Shao
The purpose of this module is to
introduce air masses, where they originate from
and how they are modified.
Clashing air masses in the middle latitudes spark interesting
weather events and the boundaries separating these air masses are known
as fronts.
This module examines
fronts, with detailed explanations about
cold fronts and warm fronts. Finally, different types of advection are
introduced; temperature, moisture and voriticity advection.
The Air Masses and Fronts module has been
organized into the following sections:
Sections
Last Update: 07/27/97 |
Air Masses
Air masses that commonly influence weather in the United States.
Fronts
Boundaries separating air masses. Includes warm fronts, cold fronts,
occluded and stationary fronts and dry lines.
Advection
Introduces advection and describes the differences between warm and
cold advection.
Acknowledgments
Those who contributed to the development of this module.
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The navigation menu (left) for this module is called
"Air Masses, Fronts"
and the menu items are arranged in a recommended sequence, beginning with this
introduction. In addition, this entire web server is accessible in both
"graphics" and "text"-based modes, a feature controlled from the
blue "User Interface" menu (located beneath the black navigation menus).
More information about the user interface
options, the navigation system,
or WW2010 in general is accessible from
About This Server.
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