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Definition of Occluded front
1. Noun. (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft.
Definition of Occluded front
1. Noun. (meteorology) An occluded front occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Occluded Front
Literary usage of Occluded front
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Weather by Bob Deweese, Jo Ellen Moore (1994)
"If a cold and a warm front come together while going in the same direction and
end up pushing together, their front edge is called an occluded front. ..."
2. Weather by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Rose/Graf, Mike Graf, Nancy Schoefl, Evan-Moor (Firm (2002)
"occluded front: forms where a cold front overtakes a warm front. Stationary Front:
a cold front or warm front that shows little or no movement. ..."
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