Cold fronts and steep-gradient weather systems persist due to balanced atmospheric forces.
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Cold fronts and steep-gradient weather systems are maintained and characterized by complex balances of atmospheric forces, such as geostrophic and gradient-wind balances, prior to localized disruptions or ageostrophic breakdowns.
Evidence for · 3
Internal gravity waves from atmospheric jets and fronts
2013 · cited by 429
This study discusses how atmospheric jets and fronts represent balanced dynamics of the flow, with waves constituting small deviations from this balanced state.
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Mesoscale to Submesoscale Transition in the California Current System. Part II: Frontal Processes
2008 · cited by 415
This paper highlights force balances (such as gradient-wind balance) that characterize frontal behavior and steep-gradient systems before localized disruptions occur.
The Role of Horizontal Divergence in Submesoscale Frontogenesis
2019 · cited by 89
This research explains how a subtle balance of pressure, Coriolis effects, and turbulence governs the convergent motions driving sharp frontal systems.