a) Label the cool air sector and the warm air sector b) Use arrows to indicate the wind direction in the western, southern, eastern and northern parts of low pressure center (hint: recall the air flow about low pressure cell in Northern hemisphere) c) Indicate the cold front and the warm front using standard front symbols
a) Label the cool air sector and the warm air sector b) Use arrows to indicate the wind direction in the western, southern, eastern and northern parts of low pressure center (hint: recall the air flow about low pressure cell in Northern hemisphere) c) Indicate the cold front and the warm front using standard front symbols
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Transcribed Image Text:The map below shows a northern hemisphere mid-latitude cyclone on an isobaric map. There is a
cold front and a warm front associated with the cyclone (shown as the curved lines). Six locations
are marked on the map (A, B, C, D, E, and F).
a) Label the cool air sector and the warm air sector
b) Use arrows to indicate the wind direction in the western, southern, eastern and northern parts of
low pressure center (hint: recall the air flow about low pressure cell in Northern hemisphere)
c) Indicate the cold front and the warm front using standard front symbols
North
Low
A
B
Map view:
d) The cold front is moving from
to
(use directions)
e) The warm front is moving from
to
(use directions)
f) (Choose from A, B, C, D, E, and F) At which point it is more likely to see cumulonimbus
clouds (Cb) and fast passing storm? At which point it is more likely to see nimbostratus clouds
(Ns) and continuous rain?
g) How do you expect the air pressure and the temperature change at point D before and after
the passing of the front? Explain your answer.
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