by ZAMG and FMI
Comparison of cross sections between a Cold Front and a Cold Front in Warm Advection (see Cold Front - Typical Appearance In Vertical Cross Sections ):
Locations of the cross section for both cases:
Cold Front in Warm Advection: 03 October 2006/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 10.8 image; position of vertical cross section indicated
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Cold Front: 19 September 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 10.8 image; position of vertical cross section indicated
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03 October 2006/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, red thick: warm advection, red thin: cold advection
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19 September 2005/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, red: warm advection (no cold advection present)
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03 October 2006/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, cyan thick: upward motion, cyan thin: downward motion
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19 September 2005/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, cyan thick: upward motion, cyan thin: downward motion
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03 October 2006/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, green: PVA
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19 September 2005/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, green thick: PVA, green thin: NVA
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03 October 2006/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, magenta thick: convergence, magenta thin: divergence
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19 September 2005/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, magenta thick: convergence, magenta thin: divergence
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03 October 2006/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, blue solid: relative humidity > 60%, blue dashed: relative humidity
< 70%
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19 September 2005/12.00 UTC - Vertical cross section; black: isentropes, blue solid: relative humidity > 60%, blue dashed: relative humidity
< 70%
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