Fronts

Atmospheric Science · Part 4

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Types of Fronts
  2. 2.Frontal Slope & Margules Equation
  3. 3.Frontogenesis
  4. 4.Cold Front
  5. 5.Warm Front
  6. 6.Occluded Front
  7. 7.Stationary Front

Key Equations

$$\tan\alpha = \frac{f\,(T_2 v_2 - T_1 v_1)}{g\,(T_2 - T_1)}$$
$$|\nabla_H T| = \left|\frac{\partial T}{\partial n}\right| \approx \frac{\Delta T}{\Delta n}$$
$$w_{\text{front}} = u_n \tan\alpha$$
$$F = \frac{d}{dt}|\nabla_p \theta| = \frac{1}{|\nabla_p \theta|}\left(\nabla_p \theta \cdot \nabla_p \frac{d\theta}{dt} - \nabla_p \theta \cdot \nabla_p \mathbf{V} \cdot \nabla_p \theta\right)$$

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Course Context

This PDF is part of the Atmospheric Science course on CoursesHub.World. Study the physics of weather and climate from atmospheric thermodynamics to planetary atmospheres. Covers atmospheric dynamics, synoptic meteorology, clouds and precipitation, radiation budgets, clima...

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