Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Chapter 16.2, Problem 1A
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The region where continental polar air mass collides with a maritime tropical air mass and the region where a font is originated.
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The continental polar air mass is indicated as “cP”. These types of air masses have both cold and dry air. The maritime tropical air mass is represented as “mT”. The “mT” air masses are composed of warm and humid air.
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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Ch. 16.2 - Assume that the fronts are moving from left to...Ch. 16.2 - Is a cold or warm front most likely to produce...Ch. 16.2 - Do clouds gradually become lower, thicker, and...Ch. 16.2 - During the development of an occluded front, is...Ch. 16.2 - What happens to the warm mT air during the...Ch. 16.2 - Prob. 10ACh. 16.3 - Prob. 1ACh. 16.3 - Is the air in the center of the cyclone subsiding...Ch. 16.3 - On Figure 16.4 label the cold front, warm front,...Ch. 16.3 - Which location A- H is most likely receiving...Ch. 16.3 - Considering the air mass types and their locations...Ch. 16.3 - Describe how the barometric pressure will change...Ch. 16.3 - Describe how the wind will shift change direction...Ch. 16.3 - As the cold front passes Point D, will the...Ch. 16.3 - Will the water vapor content of the air at Point D...Ch. 16.3 - As the warm front passes Point B, will the...Ch. 16.3 - Will the amount of water vapor in the air most...Ch. 16.3 - Describe the change in wind direction that will...Ch. 16.3 - Prob. 13ACh. 16.3 - Prob. 14ACh. 16.4 - Prob. 1ACh. 16.4 - Prob. 2ACh. 16.5 - Prob. 1ACh. 16.5 - Prob. 2ACh. 16.5 - Prob. 3ACh. 16 - Prob. 1LRCh. 16 - Prob. 2LRCh. 16 - Indicate the type of front, cold or warm, that is...Ch. 16 - Prob. 4LRCh. 16 - Prob. 5LRCh. 16 - Prob. 6LR
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