VI. Fronts and Storms

A. Frontal Types (fig. 7-6, 7-10, 7-13)
  1. cold front (fig 7-11, 7-12)
    1. cold air pushes under
    2. moves fast
    3. vertical motion, thunderstorms
  2. warm front (fig. 7-8, 7-9)
    1. warm airt pushes cold air away
    2. slow
    3. gentle slope, wide cloud zone
B. Cyclones (fig 7-15)

C. El Nino (focus Box pages 190-191)

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