Case study of a cold front over western Europe: 12 March 1996

Competency Framework

Satellite skills and knowledge for operational meteorologist

WMO Satellite Skills

Identify and interpret atmospheric phenomena

Identify and interpret broad scale, synoptic and mesoscale systems

Application

Weather

Description

This case study treats a dominating cold front over Western Europe.

Content

This case study shows a dominating cold front over Western Europe. Special attention is drawn to the substructures within the frontal cloud band associated with the jet streak: Front Intensification and Wave.

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