WEATHER SYSTEMS

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AIR MASSES & FRONTS

  1. Air masses bring temp/moisture

  2. Different air masses meeting creates a Front

  3. Changes in weather


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COLD FRONT

  1. Cold/dense air goes under Warm

  2. Air rises quickly

  3. Short periods of heavy rain

  4. Followed by Cool air


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WARM FRONT

  1. Warm air moves over Cold

  2. Widespread Clouds/Steady Rain

  3. Followed by Warm air


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STATIONARY FRONT


  1. Air masses dont move

  2. Stalling boundary = lingering Rain/Clouds


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OCCLUDED FRONT

  1. Cold front catches Warm

  2. Warm air rises = Cyclone Matures

  3. Widespread Clouds/Rain


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MIDLATITUDE CYCLONE

Fronts Working Together


  1. Warm/Cold air masses Meet

  2. Low pressure system develops

  3. Warm/Cold Fronts form

  4. Air rises

  5. Cold front catches Warm = Midlatitude Cyclone


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LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL

Why Lakes Create Heavy Snow

  1. Cold air passes over Lake

  2. Lake transfers Heat/Moisture

  3. Moist air = rises

  4. Air Cools/Clouds form/Snow develops

  5. Winds carry Snow toward Downwind shore