OCCLUDED FRONT


Meaning of OCCLUDED FRONT in English

Also known as an occlusion, it is a complex front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front. It develops when three thermally different air masses conflict. The type of frontal boundary they create depends on the manner in which they meet. Related terms: cold front and warm front

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .