Outline origins of depressions affecting British Isles

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Depressions affecting the UK orignates in the ...
North Atlantic
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Where 2 different air masses meet along the ...
Polar Front
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Polar maritime air brings ...
Dense/Moist/Cold air
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and Tropical maritime air brings ...
Less dense/Moist/Warm air
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As the Polar Maritime and Tropical Maritime air masses move towards each other the ...
Warm less dense air rises above colder more dense air from the north
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Rising air is removed by ...
Jet stream
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which is ...
Strong upper atmosphere winds
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As air rises the earths ...
rotational twist
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Causes it to ...
twist developing and increases into a depression
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This develops 2 seperate parts of the original front ...
Warm front
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Which is at ...
The leading edge of depression
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Where warm less dense air...
Rises over cooler air ahead
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And the cold front ...
At the rear of the depression
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Where colder dense air ...
Undercuts warmer air ahead
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Between warm and col front there is a ...
Warm sector
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Which is ...
An area of warm moist air
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As depression moves eastwards ...
Cold front overtakes warm front ...
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This forms a ...
Occluded front to which colder air ...
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Completely undercuts ...
Warmer air
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So it no longer touches ...
The ground
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*NOTE TO SELF* Also remember to mention ...
weather conditions associated with certain fronts !!
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Front

Where 2 different air masses meet along the ...

Back

Polar Front

Card 3

Front

Polar maritime air brings ...

Back

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Card 4

Front

and Tropical maritime air brings ...

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

As the Polar Maritime and Tropical Maritime air masses move towards each other the ...

Back

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