METR 010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Leading Edge, Milankovitch Cycles, Aurora

• School: SJSU
• Department: Meteorology and Climate Science
• Course: METR 010
• Professor: Rhonda Plofkin

Document Summary

Understand the differences between warm and cold fronts. Warm front: the leading edge of a warmer air mass in motion. Cold front: represents a zone where cold, dry, stable polar air meets warmer, moister subtropical air. The leading edge of a moving, colder air mass. Warm front: light to moderate rain, warmer, more humid temperatures after frontal passage. Cold front: frequent rain with possible thunderstorms, cooler temperatures and drier air after frontal passage. It looks at the moisture difference and not the temperature. If a cold front catches up to and overtakes a warm front; the frontal boundary between the two air masses which combine. Where are the source regions of these air masses: continental: originate over land, maritime: originate over water. Satellites, radiosondes, weather stations (nws, airports, buoys, ships) Watch: conditions are favorable, location and time are uncertain. Know the weather tools we learned about and what they are used for.