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A Simple Model for the Synoptic Analysis of Cold Fronts
Author(s) -
Browning K. A.,
Monk G. A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710845609
Subject(s) - cold front , front (military) , humidity , meteorology , simple (philosophy) , warm front , representation (politics) , environmental science , climatology , geology , physics , philosophy , epistemology , politics , political science , law
Abstract A split cold front model, with an over‐running upper front (or humidity front) ahead of a surface front (or humidity front), is shown to provide a useful representation of the principal characteristics of many katafronts. The use of such a model leads to more consistent analyses, especially of cloud and rain, than are achieved using unmodified classical concepts.