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Title: Front Practice

Description: Characteristics of the 4 Fronts

Total Flash Cards: 20

Created: 04/28/2009 09:13:07

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Term
Cold
 Definition
Wind Shift from SW to NW
Term
Cold
 Definition
Temperature drops
Term
Cold & Occluded
 Definition
Precipitation is showery
Term
All
 Definition
Pressure Drops
Term
Cold
Definition
Dewpoint drops
Term
Cold
 Definition
Precipitation and clouds form along front
Term
All
Definition
Form where there is a kink in the isobars
Term
Cold & Occluded
 Definition
Cumuliform clouds
Term
Warm
 Definition
Precipitation is light
Term
Warm
 Definition
Dewpoint rises
Term
Cold
 Definition
Front is wedge-shaped
Term
Warm
 Definition
Clouds and precipitation always are ahead of this front
Term
Warm
 Definition
Temperature increases
Term
Warm
 Definition
Winds shift from SE to SW
Term
Warm
 Definition
Clouds are stratiform
Term
Occluded
 Definition
Most intense precipitation
Term
Occluded & Stationary
 Definition
Winds are 180 degrees apart
Term
Occluded & Stationary
 Definition
Temperature remains same
Term
Occluded
 Definition
Clouds and precipitation surrounds this front
Term
Warm
 Definition
Front is like a long ramp