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Air Masses
Definition: ,[object Object],[object Object]
Continental Arctic (cA):  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Continental polar (cP):  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Maritime polar (mP): ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Maritime tropical (mT):  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Continental Tropical (cT):   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Source Regions
 
Fronts and their symbols
Fronts: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
5 Characteristics of a Front ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Cold Fronts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cold Front
(Fozzy) Cold Front
Cold Front
In the summer, cold fronts can trigger: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Graphic Depiction!
Warm Fronts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Warm Front
Warm Front
Warm Front
Effects of warm fronts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Stationary Front
Stationary Fronts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Occluded Front
Occluded Fronts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Occluded Front

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