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A front istheslopinginterfacialregionofairbetweentwoairmasseseachofmoreorlessuniformpropertiesFrontsalsooccuralsointheoceanbutwewillnotdiscussthem 2 AtmosphericFronts A front istheslopinginterfa. with . climate variability and change . Seminar in Atmospheric Science, EESC G9910. Diagnosing ENSO from atmospheric composition (ozone measured from space). Ziemke. et al. ., 2010; . Oman et al. ., 2011. Naba. K . Mondal. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Mumbai 400005, India. Brief History. Atmospheric neutrino experiments study neutrinos produced by cosmic ray interactions in the atmosphere.. Front: a boundary between 2 air masses. Warm air and cold air do not mix well.. Changes in weather occur along fronts.. 4 Types of fronts:. Cold Front. Warm front. Stationary front. Occluded front. 1. Cold Front. “Whirlwind Theory”. Rotation. Coriolis. Espy. Convergence into Low. PGF. 1841. Loomis. Rotation AND Convergence. 1860. Early Maritime Observations (Winds). http://m.nautil.us/issue/25/water/the-dueling-weathermen-of-the-1800s. Evaluation: See worksheet. A - Cold Front B = Warm Front B1. Cool air mas - warm air mass moves in. A2. Warm air mass - cool air mass moves in. B3. Bri for the GOCI. Jae Hyun . Ahn. *. Joo-Hyung. . Ryu. *. Young Jae Park*. Yu-Hwan . Ahn. *. Im. Sang Oh**. Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute. Seoul National University. I n d e x _. Introduction . and Climate (Chap 6). Atmospheric General Circulation. Also: Global or planetary circulation. . The general circulation (GC) of the atmosphere is the totality of motions that characterize the . large scale. 1. An air mass is a wide-spread section of the troposphere with uniform . temperature . and . humidity . (moisture). 2. The source region is the geographic location the air mass developed over. . If air settles over one location for a long time, it develops the characteristic temperature and moisture of the area.. Connecting the Weather. Air Masses. Fronts. Jet Stream. Quiz. Midweek Seminars. Meteorology – Jet Streams Fronts and Air Masses. Air Masses. A mass . of air takes on Temperature and Moisture from where the . A large body of air having nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given altitude.. Warm air. forms over . tropical. regions near the equator. . . T- Tropical. . Cold air. . © U.S. Coast Guard . Auxiliary Association. No attempts to add, modify or delete information contained within this document shall be made. If errors are discovered, please contact the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s National Training . Lisha. M. . Roubert. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences. Fronts: The Boundaries between Air Masses. A front is defined as the transition zone between two air masses of different density. . & . the weather they bring. Have you ever wondered why we get certain kinds of weather…cloudy days with lots of rain…sudden storms, then cooler weather…?. All weather happens because of the 4 types of fronts & how they interact:. Fronts occur in the boundary zone between polar and tropical air masses.. World War I Aerial Photograph. trenches. trenches. “No man’s land”. Ben Franklin’s Storm. (Nov. 2, 1743). Philadelphia.