Middle Latitude Cyclones

Focus topics

 
• polar front theory
• cyclogenesis
• upper-level waves
• vorticity

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Key Terms

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Check for Comprehension
 

1.  Can you explain the Polar Front Theory and it's relationship with cyclogenesis?

2.  What are the stages of a middle latitude cyclone?

3.  What is the relationship between vorticity, divergence, and the development of surface waves?
 

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Questions for Review

1.    Why do wave cyclones dissipate after becoming occluded?

2.    What is necessary for a wave cyclone to develop into a full blown storm?

3.    Describe the vertical structure of deep pressure systems.
 

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Quiz

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