Polar Front Theory - Development and Evolution of a Wave Cyclone, Cont.
(d) - As the cold front moves swiftly eastward, the systems starts to occlude.
Storm is most intense at this stage
have an occluded front trailing out from the surface low
triple point/occlusion - is where the cold, warm and occluded fronts all intersect
image adopted from
Understanding Weather and Climate by Aguado and Burt, ©
1999 by Prentice-Hall, Inc
