Weather Fronts

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  • Created on: 01-06-17 15:20
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  • Weather Fronts
    • Warm Front
      • Associated with prolonged light drizzle and status clouds
      • The leading edge of this front is the start of a warm sector of air
      • Is shown on a weather map as half cirlces connected to a line that shall show where the line is flowing over
    • Cold Front
      • The gradient of this front is often steep; this creates a narrow line of heavy showers and thunderstorms
      • The air temperature behind the leading edge of this front is colder
      • This front is shown on a weather map as triangles connected to a line which shows the direction the front is heading
      • This front is associated with cumulonimbus clouds
    • Occluded Front
      • This is a more complex weather front and is associated with low pressure
      • This front is formed when a cold front catches up and over takes a warm front
      • This is shown on a weather map by a half circle being next to a triangle repeatedly on a line showing the direction the front is going

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