What is Cold Front?

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden drops in temperature, thunderstorms, and heavy rain as the colder air forces the warmer air upward.

Glossary

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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