What is high Pressure system
Bitterly cold dry air from the artic
What is an artic air mass?
Warm air on one side and cold air on the other
What is a stationary front?
What is a stationary front?
H // 75 degrees in Atlanta. Weather?
Sunny skies
Which pressure system is associated with holding more water vapor as warm air rises?
What region does a continental polar air mass form from?
What is Canada?
Steady rain/snow, clouds, humidity, warm temperatures
What is a warm front?
What is an occluded front?
L // 23 degrees in New York. Weather?
Which pressure system brings lousy weather?
What is a low pressure system?
Humid, wet, warm air from the south pacific ocean, south atlantic ocean, and the gulf of mexico
What is Maritime tropical?
Precipitation- not severe
Temperature and humidity increases after this front has passed
What is a warm front?
L // 43 degrees in Denver. Weather?
Which pressure system contains more dense air?
What is a high pressure system?
Dry, warm air coming from Mexico?
What is continental tropical?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What is a cold front?
This front dissipates when one of the air masses moves forward creating a new front
What is a stationary front?
Warm air rises
What is a low pressure system?
A large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and high pressure on its outside
What is a low pressure system?
Large bodies of air that have the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
What are air masses?
When two air masses meet, major weather changes will often occur
What are fronts?
Stratus clouds are associated with this front
What is a stationary front?
What is a high pressure system?