Common Remarks
In the literature the concept of an Arctic Front has several somewhat different definitions:
- According to the definition of fronts, an Arctic Front is a boundary between arctic and polar air masses.
- A temperature gradient forming in a shallow layer over ice/sea border can develop into a frontal structure, which is then called an Arctic Front.
- Convective lines attached to Polar Lows (cold front) and Commas (tail) have been called Arctic Fronts.
- Cold Fronts with very cold air behind have been called Arctic Fronts.
In this study the categories 3 and 4 were omitted, and "Arctic Cold Front" refers to features that are type 1 or type 2, which are called "baroclinic" and "ice/sea boundary", respectively. In this classification 36 Arctic Fronts were found between February 2003 and March 2005. Only three of them reached central Europe.
I. Cloud Structure In Satellite Images
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II. Meteorological Physical Background
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III. Key Parameters
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IV. Typical Appearance In Vertical Cross Sections
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V. Weather Events
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VI. References
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