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Fronts - Formation, Locating them on Maps & 4 Types in Climatology
FRONTS
Dr. Manishika Jain explains what are fronts, formation of fronts, location of fronts on maps and 4 types of fronts viz. , 1. Warm Front2. Cold Front3. Occluded Front4. Stationary Front
How to Locate Front on Map?
Creation & Destruction of Fronts
- Temperature contrast and converging air strong enough to move one air mass towards another.
- Dissipation of front caused by divergent air.
Classification of Fronts
- The Atlantic Polar Front- maritime tropical air mass meets continental polar air mass during winter.
- The Atlantic Arctic Front- maritime polar air mass meets along the boundary of Arctic source- region.
- Mediterranean Front- cold polar air mass of Europe meets the winter air mass of Africa.
- Pacific Arctic Fronts- Rockies-Great Lakes region.
✍ Manishika