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- 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.
- Fonte3
- CAMPOS, M. C.; PAIVA, P. T.; PRICEVICIUS, T.; VARANDA, T. V. C. Glossário de aviação. São Paulo: Núcleo de Estudos de Tradução, 2002.
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