Air Masses
What are the three main factors that determine weather in an air mass?
Moisture content, the cooling process, and the stability of the air.
What is a cold front?
The part of a frontal system where cold air is advancing.
What is a stationary front?
A front where the colder air is neither advancing nor retreating.
True or False: Warm air is denser than cold air.
False — cold air is denser than warm air.
What officer is in charge of supply
Capt. Tessier
What type of clouds and visibility are common in stable air?
Stratus clouds and poor visibility.
What is the typical weather at a slow-moving cold front?
Stratus or altocumulus clouds with light or no precipitation.
What kind of weather does a stationary front usually bring?
Low clouds and continuous rain or drizzle (similar to a warm front, but less intense and shorter).
What is the name of the low-pressure area that can form on a stationary front?
A depression (a small low-pressure system).
What is WO2 Ola's first name?
Inioluwa
Describe the moisture content in continental air masses.
They are very dry, and few clouds develop.
What might develop ahead of a fast-moving cold front?
When a cold front overtakes a warm front on a stationary front.
What causes an occluded front to form?
When a cold front overtakes a warm front on a stationary front.
Describe visibility and turbulence in a warm air mass.
Poor visibility and smooth air.
Who's the 2IC for our flag party
Fsgt.Kushwaha
Name one process that causes air to cool enough for condensation.
Contact with a surface cooling by radiation, advection over a colder surface, or expansion by lifting.
What is a warm front and what type of precipitation can it bring in winter?
Warm occlusion: cool air advances on cold air. Cold occlusion: cold air advances on cool air.
What’s the difference between a warm occlusion and a cold occlusion?
Warm occlusion: cool air advances on cold air. Cold occlusion: cold air advances on cool air.
Why do aviation cadets need to learn about air masses and fronts?
Because it helps understand weather changes — important for flight safety and instruction.
How many seniors are in this squadron (on paper)
37
List all characteristics of a cold air mass.
Instability, turbulence, good visibility, cumuliform clouds, and showers/hail/thunderstorms.
What cloud types appear in order during a warm front?
Cirrus → cirrostratus → altostratus → nimbostratus → stratus.
What is a trowal, and in what type of front is it found?
A trowal is a wedge-shaped warm air mass aloft, found in occluded fronts (both warm and cold occlusions).
Explain what happens to warm and cold air when they meet at a front.
Cold air sinks and undercuts the warm air, forcing it to rise over the cold air.
How many cadet summer training courses has WO2 Thondapu completed (include CAP training if done)