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A frontal zone formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and, finding colder air ahead of the warm front, leaves the ground and rises up and over this denser air.
Warm occlusion See Occluded front.
Warm sector The region of warm air within a wave cyclone that lies between a retreating warm front and an advancing cold front.
Warm occlusion: A frontal zone formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and, finding colder air ahead of the warm front, leaves the ground and rises up and over this denser air. Compare cold occlusion.
A cold occlusion results when the coldest air is behind the cold front and a warm occlusion results when the coldest air is ahead of the warm front.
Occluded Front - A composite of two fronts, formed as a cold front overtakes a warm or quasi-stationary front. A cold occlusion results when the coldest air is behind the cold front and a warm occlusion results when the coldest air is ahead of ...
When the air behind the front is milder than the air ahead of it, it is called a Warm Occlusion. These processes lead to the dissipation of the front in which there is no gradient in temperature and moisture.
A frontal system which forms when a cold front overtakes a warm front. When the air behind the front is cooler than the air ahead, it is called a cold occlusion, when the air ahead is milder, it is a warm occlusion.
Offshore ...
A frontal zone formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and, being colder than the air ahead of the warm front, slides under the warm front, lifting it aloft. Compare with warm occlusion.
Cold Pool ...
A cold occlusion results when the coldest air is behind the cold front. The cold front undercuts the warm front and, at the earth's surface, coldest air replaces less cold air. 2) When the coldest air lies ahead of the warm front, a warm occlusion is ...
If a cold front rides up and over a warm front, it is a WARM OCCLUSION. If a cold front slides under the warm front, it is a COLD OCCLUSION.
The cold front undercuts the warm front and, at the Earth's surface, coldest air replaces less-cold air. A warm occlusion occurs when the coldest air lies ahead of the warm front.
Compare with warm occlusion.Cold PoolA region of relatively cold air, represented on a weather map analysis as a relative minimum in temperature surrounded by closed isotherms.
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