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cold front
Definição1
A front along which cold air replaces warm air by undercutting it. A cold front is the advancing or leading edge of a steep cold wedge of air. A cold front is characterized by cumulus (Cu) and cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds with frequent precipitation in the form of heavy showers.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Definição2
The boundary between two air masses where cold air is replacing warm air.
Fonte2
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Aircraft flying handbook. Washington, 2004. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/FAA-H-8083-5.pdf. Acesso em: 09 maio 2012.
Definição3
Any nonoccluded front, or portion thereof, that moves so that the colder air replaces the warmer air; that is, the leading edge of a relatively cold air mass.
Fonte3
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 29 ago. 2022.
Fonte4
ESTADOS UNIDOS. Federal Aviation Administration. Advisory circular: aviation weather. [Washington, DC]: FAA, 23 aug. 2016. (AC n. 00-6B).
Contexto
Cold fronts typically move faster than warm fronts, so in time they catch up to warm fronts.
Subárea1
Meteorology
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