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FRONTALLIFTING1.pptx

FRONTAL LIFTING

Also called Air Mass Interaction

Occurs only in the midlatitudes

Created by;

Global balance of energy;

cold air to tropics, warm air to poles

2) Jet Stream moving fronts

Air Masses

Air Masses

Identified by source region

cP continental Polar – dry and cold

mP maritime Polar – wet and cool

mT maritime Tropical – wet and warm

Cold Fronts

Warm Fronts

Occluded Fronts in Forecasts

Occluded Fronts

Cyclogenesis

What is a cyclone?

Storm track development

Easterly wave

Tropical storm

Hurricane

Thunderstorm

Tornado

Polar Front

Easterly Wave

Cyclogenesis

Tropical Storms

National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Satellite Images

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/

Hurricanes

Recent Hurricanes

Thunderstorms

Location of T-storms

Tornadoes

Tornado Development

Frequency of Tornadoes

Tornado video

National Geographic

Polar Front

Polar Front Satellite

Nor’easter Video

Nor’easter 2012

2012 Impact

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