WX 201 - Survey of Meteorology: Part Questions and Answers (100% Pass)3
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WX 201
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WX 201
Wave Cyclone
a low pressure center and associated fronts; the "weather maker" in the
midlatitudes.
Air Masses: Sources
Air Masses Classification
- Humidity (Moist or Dry)
- Temperature (Cold or Warm)
Air Masses Grouped into 5 Categories
- Humidity: Continental or Maritime (Moist)
-...
✓ Originate in the subtropical Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Responsible
for warm and muggy days; mostly experienced in summer, but also
along the gulf coast in winter
Pineapple Express
✓ consistent flow of atmospheric moisture originating in the vicinity of the
Hawaiian Islands, which have a long history of pineapple production,
and blows northeastward along with winds
Front
✓ The transition zone between two air masses of different
densities/temperatures.
Four Frontal Types
✓ Cold Front
✓ Warm Front
✓ Stationary Front
✓ Occluded Front
stationary front
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