Air Masses, Fronts, and Frontal Cyclones | |
Weblinks
Air Mass Source Regions | | Graphic of source regions in North America plus text and description. (
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7r.html
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Four Types of Air Masses | | Defines each and its characteristics. (
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wamsorce/wamsorc1.htm
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Air Masses and Fronts | | Descriptions of each air mass type and fronts. (
http://www.aos.wisc.edu/~aos100-2/airmass/
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Front Graphics | | Half way down the page are good graphics of different fronts. (
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/7r.html
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Five Types of Fronts | | Descriptions and graphics of different types of fronts. Also includes conditions existing with the passage of each kind. (
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gl)/guides/mtr/af/frnts/home.rxml
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Site for Current Weather Fronts | | You can go to this or other commercial weather sites like it to view current weather fronts in the U.S. (
http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/SurfaceAnalysis/
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Polar Front Theory | | Short article with a graphic of Norwegian cyclone model. (
http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/ugrads/classes/win99/win99_3/scrns/top18/Note01.html
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Vorticity | | Explanation with graphics. Click the next page (button at bottom of page) to read more. (
http://www.tpub.com/weather1/1i.htm
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Convergence and Divergence | | Long article with graphics about this subject as they occur in air masses. (
http://www.tpub.com/weather1/1b.htm
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Overview of a Blizzard from NOAA | | Very interesting study that explains how a large blizzard formed. Uses the main terms from this chapter and has diagrams showing the effect of each. (
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/techpapers/arp18/18-10.html
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Jet Streaks | | Graphic with some text for explanation. (
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/cyc/upa/jetstrk.rxml
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Air Masses | | (
http://radar.metr.ou.edu/OK1/meteorology/AirMasses.html
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Air Masses | | (
http://home.att.net/~miked1613/weapages/airmass.html
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