NATS 101

Lecture 17
Fronts & cyclogenesis
Review
Air Mass Characteristics
Air Mass Source Regions
Weather Map with Air Masses, Fronts, Extratropical Cyclone
Extratropical Cyclones and Fronts
Extratropical Cyclones and Fronts
Extratropical Cyclones and Fronts
Slide 9
Frontal Types
Frontal Types
Frontal Types
Frontal Types
Slide 14
Cross-Section: Cold Front
Typical Cold Front Weather
Slide 17
Cross-Section: Warm Front
Typical Warm Front Weather
Occluded Fronts
Warm portion lifts off the ground
Typical Occluded Front Weather
Summary Fronts
Summary: Frontal Weather
Summary: Frontal Weather
Cyclone Genesis & Evolution
Cyclone Family
Decaying Situation
Where Winds are Divergent
What Increases Divergence?
What Increases Divergence?
What Increases Divergence?
Longwaves and Shortwaves
Longwaves and Shortwaves
Vertical Structure
Storm of Century
Storm of Century
Storm of Century
(not shown)
Storm of Century
Track of Storm of Century
Cyclone-Anticyclone Tracks
Summary: Extratropical Cyclones
Summary: Extratropical Cyclones
Summary: Extratropical Cyclones
Assignment