maritime tropical
When a warm air mass meets a cool air mass, the warm air mass rises because it is less dense than the cool air mass. This rising warm air can lead to the formation of clouds and potentially precipitation as the warm air cools and condenses. This process is known as frontal uplift.
A cold front.
A cold front.
cool moist air
When a cool air mass meets and replaces a warm air mass, it results in a cold front. The cool air pushes under the warm air, forcing the warm air to rise. This can lead to the formation of clouds, precipitation, and a drop in temperature as the warm air is displaced by the cooler air mass.
When a cool air mass and a warm air mass meet, a stationary front is formed. This occurs when the boundaries between the two air masses do not move, leading to relatively stable weather conditions in the region.
By solar energy
blue ridge has cool summers && winters & is in the northeast coner
The warm air mass is pushed up and the weather becomes cool and stormy.
the cool air will rise
the cool air will rise
A cold front is formed when a cool air mass displaces a warm air mass. Cold fronts typically bring cooler temperatures, thunderstorms, and sometimes severe weather as the denser cool air displaces the warm air along the front.