Sentences with phrase «poleward side of the front»
On the poleward side of the front, the air is cold and more dense; equatorward of the front, the air is warmer and more buoyant.
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Since cold air is more dense, atmospheric pressure decreases more rapidly with height on the poleward side of the polar front than on the warmer tropical side.
Clouds and often precipitation occur on the poleward sides of both warm and stationary fronts and whenever tropical air reaching the latitude of the polar front is forced upward over the colder air near the surface.